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MILITARY TRAINING IN ISLAM
It is an Islamic Obligation not an Option. According to the verse ("And prepare against them all you can of power..."), military training is an obligation in Islam upon every sane, male, mature Muslim, whether rich or poor, whether studying or working and whether living in a Muslim or non-Muslim country. The Prophet (s.a.w) explained the meaning of the term 'power' in the above verse during a Friday Sermon by mentioning that power was specifically shooting. The verse mentions 'what you can...', meaning that the Muslims must prepare to the utmost of their ability and circumstances. 'Steeds of war' refer to the horses that were prepared for battle. In this day and age, the scholars of Islam have explained this term to mean all forms of modern weaponry such as infantry weapons, tanks, artillery, aircraft, etc.
The above verse is a clear evidence that military training of all sorts is an Islamic obligation, not something optional. Furthermore, the obligation is according to one's ability, in that the Muslims must use every means at their disposal to undertake military and physical training for Jihad.
In Surah Taubah of the Quran, Allah answers those hypocrites who made feeble excuses to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) so that they would not have to participate in the Battle of Tabuk. The hypocrites came to the Prophet (s.a.w) and gave their excuses with the impression that they really wanted to take part in the battle, but difficult circumstances outside their control were preventing them from doing so. Allah's response was:
" And if they had really intended to march forth, certainly they would have made some preparation for it; but Allah hated them being sent forth, so He made them lag behind, and it was said to them, ' Sit you among those who sit at home ' (women, children, elderly, etc.) " [Quran 9:46]
These hypocrites had not intended to participate in Jihad from the outset and their lack of preparations was the evidence for this. Had they really wanted to take part in the Jihad, they would have prepared themselves and tried their utmost to join the battle, like the three companions who approached the Messenger (s.a.w) before the Battle of Tabuk, requesting horses or mules so they could join the Battle. When the Prophet (s.a.w) informed them that he could not provide them with mounts, they turned back with their eyes full of tears that they could not join the battle:
" Nor is there blame on those who came to you to be provided with mounts, when you said, 'I can find no mounts for you,' they turned back, while their eyes were overflowing with tears of grief that they could not find anything to spend for Jihad " [Quran 9:92]
Therefore, those Muslims unable to participate in Jihad at this present time whatever the reason have no excuse before Allah for not training for Jihad.
The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:
" Whoever dies without having fought in battle, nor having the sincere wish in his heart to fight in battle, dies on a branch of hypocrisy " [Bukhari]
The one sincere to fight in battle is the one who makes suitable preparations for battle. A Muslim that spends a life empty of any physical or military training for Jihad, let alone Jihad itself, should fear dying on a branch of hypocrisy according to the above hadith. True Iman (faith) is manifested in actions and if someone truly wishes to fight Jihad, he will prepare himself in all possible ways.
2006-05-29 04:04:20
VOTING FATAWA
What is The Islamic Verdict on those Participating in the British General Elections and on Voting? |
Praise be to the almighty Allah and may the peace of Allah and his Mercy be upon the Messenger Muhammad, his family and his companions and those who ally with them.
And Allah (SWT) says:
After having established this absolute fact let us investigate the reality of Parliament or as it has been described 'the Legislative House' for the People; this is its description according to lawyers who call it the legislative body formulated for passing laws, Those who are associated with this body are called MP's, i.e. The Representatives or Deputies of the people, who have been elected by them. There is no disagreement among anyone in the Eastern or Western Countries that the main function of Parliament is to legislate law and that the role of the MP's is to choose from among themselves Ministers. We can summarise the main duties of this legislative body or parliament as: As for the Sources of legislation for Parliament, it includes:
The circumstances in which this ayah was revealed are as follows:
Note here that Allah (SWT) is describing obedience in a matter of legislation in the example of making the unlawful un-slaughtered meat lawful, as an act of shirk although people did not worship idols or pray to them. Even so God calls them Mushriks! As for the circumstances of this verse, it has been reported in Al-Haakim upon the authority of Ibn Abbas (RA) that this verse was addressing Muslims when a group of Mushriks were debating with them on the issue of legislating. The Mushriks said: 'You call the sheep upon which the name of Allah has not been mentioned; dead, who is the one who killed her?' The Muslims said: 'Allah' So they replied: 'So what Allah has killed or slaughtered by a gold knife is haram and what you have slaughtered with a metal knife is halal?' To which Allah (SWT) revealed the above ayah.
Moreover we know very well that Allah (SWT) says:
It is well known in Islam that any law different to the law of Allah (SWT) is Taghout and Allah (SWT) rejects us to refer to Taghout:
It has been reported concerning the circumstances of the above ayah that some hypocrites claimed to be Muslims and yet in their own disputes they tried to refer to the man-made decision of some contemporary MP's as legislators such as Amru Bim Luhay, Al-Khuzaa'ie and Ka'ab Bin Al-Ashraf with other Monks, Priests and MP's who used to legislate for them, instead of going to the Messenger of Allah and seeking the legislation of the almighty Allah.
This is the reality of the new Deen and Lordship, which declares sovereignty for man which most of the people have embraced. This is why whatever man does as a good Deed and whatever a Muslim does as prayer or fasting and other good deeds and afterwards commits this apostasy and does not repent from it, thereafter all his deeds will be abolished, for Allah (SWT) says:
Hence as no one is allowed to be associated with him in his absolute power of creation similarly no one has the right to associate with him in his absolute power of commandment and legislation. 'And there is no sin on you if you commit an error or mistake in your deeds except for those you committed deliberately or intentionally' [EMQ 33:5] The mistaken are therefore excused the way the Messenger Muhammad (saw) explained about the Bedouin who lost his camel in the desert with all his clothes and his water and then found it after having lost all hope of surviving and was ready to face death. Allah (SWT) sent his camel back to him and he supplicated and said: 'Oh Allah you are my Servant and I am Your Lord' The Messenger Muhammad (saw) said regarding this: 'Verily he committed his mistake because h was lost in his happiness'
Judge of The Shari'ah Court of the UK Fatwa No: L-221 – 20 Safar 1422 Hijri – 15th May 2001 |
2006-05-29 03:56:20
INTERFAITH
The Islamic Verdict on Interfaith
Taken from the book Al-Ibtaal by Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammad (Hafizahullah)
The Jews and Christians want to make Christianity, Judaism and Islam the same in order to the stop the jizyah and what it represents. Jizyah is not just an economic transaction or a tax taken from the Kuffaar; rather, jizyah represents the submission of the Kuffaar to Islam.
Allah (SWT) says in the Qur’aan, “Rule and judge by whatever Allah (SWT) has revealed”. Verily, the call for the interfaith theory using any of its slogans or symbols is a call to unite the Deen of Islam, al-Haq, the absolute truth, the Deen which dominates and abrogates all other ways of life, with what the Jews and the Christians believe in. Their deen is falsehood and an evil religion.
Interfaith is one of the biggest conspiracies and plots against Islam and the Muslims. The Jews and the Christians forsake their disputes and differences and gather on common ground, which is their hatred and animosity towards Islam. They baggage interfaith with glossy slogans and send their own messengers with lies and fabrications, inevitably leading to the most terrifying destiny for the Muslims.
The Islamic verdict on Interfaith is that it is an innovation at the 'aqeedah level, it is a call for kufr and misguidance and leads to inevitable apostasy from Islam. Interfaith is a contradiction to all that is known in Islam by necessity at the belief level. It violates the sanctity of Almighty Allah, His books, the Messengers and all previous Prophets. It invalidates the domination and abrogation by the Qur’aan, over whatever was before. It invalidates the finality of the message of Islam and invalidates the Prophethood of the final Messenger Muhammad (SAW). The views of trinity call for kufr and the one who promotes kufr is a Kaafir. It is prohibited for Muslims to participate in or to attend any interfaith conference or seminar, even if one rejects the interfaith theory. Therefore, the fatwaa is as follows.
It is not allowed for a Muslim who believes Allah (SWT) is the Lord, Islam is the Deen and Muhammad (SAW) is the final Messenger to respond to the call of interfaith. It is not allowed to join its organisation, participate in its activities or attribute oneself to its activities or seminars or any type of interfaith gathering. It is compulsory for Muslims to reject the interfaith call, oppose it, warn the Muslims about it and about the consequence of believing in its values, i.e. that the consequences are apostasy. We must seek reward from Allah (SWT) by exposing interfaith, by putting hatred in the hearts of the people towards it and by showing all types of rejection towards it.
The interfaith organisations must be thrown out of Muslims lands; they must be boycotted, isolated and sent into exile. Those who call for it must be cut from their roots, so that their beliefs are confined to their own hearts. We must not permit any of the slogans of interfaith to reach the public arena. It is compulsory for the Muslims to establish the Islamic state and appoint an international khaleefah, who will establish the Hudood of apostasy for the one who believes in interfaith. We must call for the Hudood as protection for the sanctity of the Deen of Allah, as discipline for those who want to play with the Deen of Allah, as obedience to Allah (SWT) and His Messenger and in order for the pure Sharee’ah to prevail, i.e. the pure Deen of Allah.
Verily, the Jews and Christians have received the interfaith theory and verily they are eligible to it and deserve it, because they do not refer to the True Religion, their deen is full of distortion and their religion is false. Their deen is either false, distorted or contains some remnants of truth that are abrogated by Islam in any case.
As far as Muslims are concerned it is not allowed for them to have anything to do with the call and theory of interfaith whatsoever, because the Muslims belong to a divine belief, a message of absolute truth which is a whole and complete belief in its basis and is justice and a mercy for mankind. Let every Muslim know the reality of interfaith, that it has a philosophical inclination and upbringing, its objectives are atheist, but it appears in a religious uniform in order to mislead, distort and destroy the belief of Muslims in order to apostatize them. Interfaith targets Islam and the Muslims wherever they are and it manifests itself in the following points:
1. The distortion of Islam, in order to establish confusion. It challenges Islam with a list of doubts and conjectures, in order that Muslims live with a confused soul full of rejection and not a soul with tranquillity and security.
2. It aims to counteract the Islamic revival and the Islamic groups.
3. It attacks Islam in its own basis, targeting to demolish Islam and affecting Muslims by removing Eemaan from their hearts and by burying it.
4. It aims to demolish the Islamic bond between the Muslims and replace it with religious brotherhood, i.e. the brotherhood of the Jews and the Christians.
5. It censors Muslim writers and cuts their tongues from making takfeer against the Jews, the Christians and others whom Allah (SWT) and His Messenger Muhammad (SAW) declared Kuffaar (unbelievers), if they do not declare Islam and become Muslims.
6. It targets to invalidate the Islamic rule regarding apostasy, which obliges Muslims to stick to Islam and not to embrace Christianity, Judaism or any other belief. It invalidates capital punishment for apostasy.
7. It targets to make Muslims give up the head of the spear of Islam, al-Jihaad fee Sabeellilaah, because it includes jihaad against People of the Book, for Allah (SWT) says:
قَاتِلُوا الَّذِينَ لا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلا بِالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَلا يُحَرِّمُونَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَلا يَدِينُونَ دِينَ الْحَقِّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حَتَّى يُعْطُوا الْجِزْيَةَ عَنْ يَدٍ وَهُمْ صَاغِرُونَ
Fight against those who (1) believe not in Allah, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger (4) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islam) among the People of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. (EMQ at-Tawbah, 9:29)
Verily, jihaad against the Kuffaar, the enemies of Allah, puts fear in their hearts and terrifies them; this will give Islam victory, humiliate its enemy and put happiness into the hearts of believers, for Allah (SWT) says:
وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَمِنْ رِبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَآخَرِينَ مِنْ دُونِهِمْ لا تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ اللَّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ وَمَا تُنْفِقُوا مِنْ شَيْءٍ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنْتُمْ لا تُظْلَمُونَ
And make ready against them all you can of power, including steeds of war (tanks, planes, missiles, artillery, etc.) to threaten the enemy of Allah and your enemy, and others besides whom, you may not know but whom Allah does know. And whatever you shall spend in the Cause of Allah shall be repaid unto you, and you shall not be treated unjustly. (EMQ al-Anfaal, 8:60)
It is very strange how Muslims have given up the obligation of preparing for jihaad. This will lead to the assassination of jihaad and to the burial of it. They already interpret jihaad as defensive and jizyah other than as submission to the law of Islam. Now they call jihaad terrorism and the people run away from it. Muslims do not even want to mention the word jihaad, let alone perform the obligation of taking jizyah from non-Muslims. The obligation of jizyah on Jews and Christian, if they do not embrace Islam, is a sign of the dignity of the Muslims and a sign of submission of the unbelievers to Islam. That is why the Jews tried a lot, ever since the 4th century AH, to invalidate the obligation of jizyah on them. They even fabricated a letter from Muhammad (SAW) in the beginning of the 4th century. This letter claimed that Muhammad (SAW) wrote a treaty for them after Khaybar; it supposedly forgave them from paying the jizyah for good. When the governor of Damascus showed the letter to the scholars, the Imaam of Tafseer, Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Jareer at-Tabari (d. 310 AH) immediately declared it was a false and fake letter that faked the handwriting of Muhammad (SAW) and his signature. The testimony of Mu'aawiyah bin Abee Sufyaan was what exposed it as a fake. Mu'aawiyah embraced Islam after conquering Makkah (after Khaybar), whereas they claimed this document was written by Muhammad (SAW) in the year of Khaybar, with Mu'aawiyah as a supposed witness, and this proved that the letter attributed to Muhammad (SAW) by the Jews was a fake.
The Jews continued to use this false letter from time to time, but every time they presented it, a scholar exposed it. In the time of al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi (d. 463 AH), they presented it again and he too said it was false. They produced it again in the time of Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728 AH) and he exposed them saying, “This letter is fabricated from you, about the Prophet regarding the payment of jizyah, the evidence against your claim is that, you said the Prophet wrote it on the day of Khaybar, in the presence of Sa'd bin Mu'aadh. Sa'd died two years before Khaybar, after the Battle of Khandaq and during the time of Banu Qurayzah.”
8. The Christians fabricated the document of Saint Catherine, which is displayed on the wall in a place of worship on Sinai Mountain. Under the pretext that St. Catherine was a believer, according to the letter, they called for interfaith and joint prayers.
9. The interfaith theory targets to destroy the fundamental basis of Islam, al-Walaa' wal-Baraa' and al-Hubbu Fillah wal-Bughdu Fillah (to love and hate what Allah (SWT) loves and hates). Therefore, interfaith targets to remove the barrier of al-Baraa' of the Muslims from the Kuffaar, which is to keep distance from the Kuffaar and not to take them as friends or allies, and to worship Allah (SWT) by declaring dislike for them.
10. Interfaith formulates ideas of hatred towards the Deen, under the guise of unity of religion, in order to divide and separate the Muslims from their Deen and to isolate the Sharee’ah, i.e. the Qur’aan and Sunnah, from their lives. They try to inject kufr ideas and thoughts into the Islamic culture, passing them off as Islamic points of view. This will empty Islam from its substance so it will never be looked at as the intellectual leader. That will facilitate the isolation of Islam from life’s affairs and will help the enemy of Islam to reach their objective, i.e. to dominate the world without any resistance.
11. Interfaith aims to diminish Islam from the highest position, its objectives are to topple Islam from its prominence and dignity, and make it equal to the false and pagan religions.
12. Interfaith aims to level the path for missionaries to carry Christianity and Judaism, by removing all obstacles and defusing any potential Islamic resistance.
13. The ultimate aim of interfaith is to complete the kufr domination by the Jews, Christians, atheists and communists all over the world in general and the Muslim world and Makkah in particular. The apostasy of the whole world facilitates globalisation by the kufr thoughts, ideas and way of life. They will establish joint and free markets where Islam has no say whatsoever, where the Deen will not interfere with the moral values at all, haraam earnings and usury will become a way of life and unlawful sexual corruption will be everywhere. The people of good conscience will be removed and normal human nature will be replaced with evil ideas and thought. The best example of the agenda of interfaith is "The Conference for World Development and Population Control", which was held in Cairo, and "The World Women Conference", held in Peking, etc.
Unfortunately the interfaith theory has attracted many non-practising Muslims and many from those who have adopted secularism as their religion, until some of them have declared their apostasy by agreeing to publish a combination of the Qur’aan, Torah and Injeel together, as one book.
Verily, the call for interfaith theory is one of the hardest fitnah and tests facing the Muslims these days. The interfaith theory mixes Islam with kufr, haq with baatil, guidance with misguidance, ma'rouf with munkar, Tawheed with Shirk, Sunnah with Bid'ah and even men with women etc.
Verily this is a test from Allah (SWT) and Allah (SWT) will guide and misguide whomever He wishes,
وَاخْتَارَ مُوسَى قَوْمَهُ سَبْعِينَ رَجُلا لِمِيقَاتِنَا فَلَمَّا أَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ قَالَ رَبِّ لَوْ شِئْتَ أَهْلَكْتَهُمْ مِنْ قَبْلُ وَإِيَّايَ أَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ السُّفَهَاءُ مِنَّا إِنْ هِيَ إِلا فِتْنَتُكَ تُضِلُّ بِهَا مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتَهْدِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ أَنْتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ
And Moosaa (Moses) chose out of his people seventy (of the best) men for Our appointed time and place of meeting, and when they were seized with a violent earthquake, he said: "O my Lord, if it had been Your Will, You could have destroyed them and me before; would You destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us? It is only Your Trial by which You lead astray whom You will, and keep guided whom You will. You are our Walie (Protector), so forgive us and have Mercy on us, for You are the Best of those who forgive. (EMQ al-A'raaf, 7:155)
In summary, the fatwaa for those who call to unite Islam with any other religion is clear-cut and unambiguous apostasy and explicit kufr, because the interfaith theory declares what contradicts Islam clearly, in its foundation and in its branches, in its belief and practice. The consensus is that the interfaith theory is apostasy; it is not a matter of disagreement and dispute amongst the scholars of Islam or amongst the masses of the Muslims. Verily we are in the final trial, we face a new battle against the Cross worshippers (i.e. Christians), the Jews and the pagans, who have the most animosity towards the believers.
2006-05-29 03:45:46
GOD IN HINDUISM AND ISLAM
Hinduism is commonly perceived as a polytheistic religion. Indeed, most Hindus would attest to this, by professing belief in multiple Gods. While some Hindus believe in the existence of three gods, some believe in thousands of gods, and some 330 million Gods. However, learned Hindus, who are well versed in their scriptures, insist that a Hindu should believe in and worship only one God. The major difference between the Hindu and the Muslim perception of God is the common Hindus’ belief in the philosophy of Pantheism. Pantheism considers everything, living and non-living, to be Divine and Sacred. The common Hindu, therefore, considers everything as God. He considers the trees as God, the sun as God, the moon as God, the monkey as God, the snake as God and even human beings as manifestations of God! Islam, on the contrary, exhorts man to consider himself and his surroundings as examples of Divine Creation rather than as divinity itself. Muslims therefore believe that everything is God’s. In other words the Muslims believe that everything belongs to God. The trees belong to God, the sun belongs to God, the moon belongs to God, the monkey belongs to God, the snake belongs to God, the human beings belong to God and everything in this universe belongs to God. Thus the major difference between the Hindu and the Muslim beliefs is the difference that the Hindu says everything is God. The Muslim says everything is God’s [note the apostrophe (’)]! Deities in Hinduism are very much like in ancient Greek and Roman religions. The god Brahma is the creator of the world. The god Vishnu who preserves the world through his many incarnations. The god Shiva will destroy the world which will be rebuilt by Brahma. In their Rig-Veda Book, we find prayers to some 70 objects, each serving as a deity. The concept of god Brahma is similar to the concept of Trinity in Christianity. The Brahma is responsible for all workings of the world and everyone is a part of him. Different gods are viewed as different aspects of him. This is clearly polytheism. In Islam, belief in the Worship of One God is the most important belief. Allaah in Arabic refers to the One God. It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to God and sometimes to lesser deities. This is not the case with Allaah. Allaah is the personal name of the One true God. Nothing else can be called Allaah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word god which can be made plural, gods, or feminine, goddess. It is interesting to notice that Allaah is the personal name of God in Aramaic, the language of Jesus and a sister language to Arabic. To a Muslim, Allaah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who is similar to nothing and nothing is comparable to Him. The Creator is a different nature from the things created because if He is of the same nature as they are, He will be temporal and will therefore need a maker. It follows that not anything is like unto Him and He is not like anything. If He is not temporal, then He is eternal. Therefore, He cannot be caused to exist nor be caused to continue to exist this means He is self sufficient and independent from anything for His own existence. Thereby being eternal and everlasting. This is pure monotheism. And He the most high said, And verily ‘We have sent among every nation a messenger proclaiming worship Allah alone and avoid Taghoot (anything obeyed followed or worshipped besides the One True God )’ [interpretation meaning of Qur’an16:36].
2006-05-28 08:38:12
SCIENCE AND QUR,AN
Scientific Accuracy of the Qur'an Amazes University of Toronto Professor This message is based on an article entitled "Highlights of Human Embryology in the Koran and the Hadith" by Dr. Keith Moore, Professor of Anatomy and Chairman of the Department, Faculty of Medicine, at the University of Toronto, 1982.
Dr. Moore points out that the study of how the human embryo develops in the mother's womb could not progress significantly without the use of microscopes. Microscopes were not invented until the 17th century A.D., and were not used in this field of study until the 18th century. Therefore when Dr. Moore studied certain statements in the Qur'an on this subject, he remarked, "I was amazed at the scientific accuracy of these statements which were made in the 7th century A.D."
The Qur’an in 39:6 states that God made us in the wombs of our mothers in stages.
“He created you (all) from a single person: then created, of like nature, his mate; and he sent down for you eight head of cattle in pairs: He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages, one after another, in three veils of darkness. such is Allah, your Lord and Cherisher: to Him belongs (all) dominion. There is no god but He: then how are ye turned away (from your true Centre)?”
Dr. Moore comments: "The realization that the embryo develops in stages in the uterus was not
discussed or illustrated until the 15th century A.D.”
"The staging of human embryos was not proposed until the 1940's, and the stages used
nowadays were not adopted worldwide until a few years ago.”
Furthermore, he says: "The idea that development results from a genetic plan contained in the chromosomes of the zygote was not discovered until the end of the 19th century. The verse from the Koran [80:18] clearly implies that the nutfa (i.e. the initial drop of fluid) contains the plan or blueprint for the future characteristics and
features of the developing human being.”
The Qur'an 23:12-16 indicates that there is a lag or gap between two of the early stages of growth. How does that compare with modern scientific knowledge? Remarkably! Says Dr. Moore: "It is well established that there is a lag or delay in the development of the embryo during the implantation.. The agreement between the lag or gap in development mentioned in the Koran and the slow rate of change occurring during the second and third weeks is amazing. These details of human development were not described until about 40 years ago."
Finally, Dr. Moore concludes by saying that the agreement he has found in the Qur’anic statements "may help to close the gap between science and religion which has existed for so many years."
The above evidence shows that the Qur'an must be from God as it claims. The Qur'an says that you and every human being should ponder and reflect the Qur‘an. Had it been from anyone other than God, you would have found much contradictions.
Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been from other Than Allah, they would surely have found therein Much discrepancy.
2006-05-28 08:29:56
JIHAD TODAY
In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
“None of you [truly] believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself”. (Bukhari, Muslim). Any Muslim who has any Eemaan in his heart cannot rest if he sees his brother and sister in Islam suffering by the hands of Kuffaar- Christians, Jews atheist and Polytheists and not to mention the Apostate rulers of the Muslims. His belief in Allah and his understanding of his duty to Allah will drive him to struggle against the gross atrocities perpetrated by the Kuffaar in particular America the head of Kufr. This is an essential aspect of one’s Eemaan. The Prophet peace be upon him said: “Whoever of you sees an evil must change it with his hand. If he is not able to do so, then [he must change it] with his tongue. And if he is not able to do so, then [he must change it] with his heart. And that is the slightest [effect of] Eemaan. (Muslim). Allah asks the believers, “How can you not fight for the cause of Allah and the feeble among men and of women and children who are crying: Our Lord, bring us forth from this town of which the people are oppressors and raise for us from You one who will help..” (al-Nisaa:75) How can the people who claim to be believers today read this verse and other similar verses and not be moved to sacrifice for the sake of Allah? In how many places around the world have Muslims cried out for help? How can any Muslim think about the situation of Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan, Palestine, India… and not be moved? Where is the Eemaan of the Muslims and their willingness to sacrifice if they are not moved by what they hear and see in the world today? Is there any true Eemaan left in their hearts or have their hearts become hardened? Allah speaks to the believers, “Is not the time ripe for the hearts of those to submit to Allah’s reminder and to the truth which is revealed, that they become not as those who received the scripture of old but the term was prolonged for them and their hearts were hardened…” (al-Hadeed:16)
A hatred for Jihad or lack of enthusiasm for sacrificing for the sake of Allah is a characteristic of the hypocrites - especially in conditions like today’s (when Jihad is an obligation upon all Muslims); the sincere believers, on the other hand, are anxious to sacrifice their wealth and lives for the sake of Allah and do their best to change the situation of their fellow Muslims.
2006-05-28 08:22:47
DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM - THE ISLAMIC VERDICT
In order to give any Islamic verdict or stance on these topics, we must have a comprehensive and correct understanding of the reality (tahqeeq ul-nanaat). Since the term democracy is not an Arabic term, it cannot have been introduced by Islam or even by Arabs (though the concept of it may have existed). Therefore, we must see where the term originates from and what it means. According to the Oxford Dictionary, the term "democracy" means: "A form of government in which the people have a say in who should hold power and how it should be used." Therefore, the people are the source of legislation and choose what laws should be implemented. Another meaning for the term democracy (originally a Greek term: dēmokratia) is that it is "the rule for the people, by the people", in other words, it is a system where the people legislate laws that suits their own desires. Therefore, whether we like it or not, democracy is not only a form of consultation (shooraa) as the secular "Muslims" like to claim in order to justify their kufr (apostasy), but it is primarily a mechanism and system that allows people to leave the commands of Allah (SWT) and to legislate their own laws. And this is how the non-Muslims define it themselves. Allah (SWT) says in the Qur'aan: But no, by your Lord, they are not believers, until they make you (O Muhammad [SAW]) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission. (EMQ an-Nisaa, 4:65) "It is not for a believer, man or woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decreed a matter that they should have any option in their decision. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger, he has indeed strayed in a plain error." (EMQ al-Ahzaab, 33:36) Therefore, Muslims are not allowed to have any opinions about the divine rules (al-ahkaam ash-shar'iyyah) of Allah, and commenting on any of Allah's law is considered to be kufr akbar (a major form of apostasy) which takes one outside the fold of Islam, as Allah (SWT) says: "…And nobody rejects our verses (Divine Rules) except the disbelievers." (EMQ al-'Ankaboot, 29: 47) For this reason, choosing not to live by the commands of Allah is kufr and apostasy in Islam. And Muslims (and non-Muslims) have no right to legislate law as Allah (SWT) is the only Legislator, as He is al-Hakam (the Legislator and the Commander): "Verily, the Hukm (right of legislation) belongs to none but Allah. He has command you to worship (obey and submit to) none but him. That is the straight (true) Deen, but the majority of men know not." (EMQ Yoosuf, 12:40) This verse makes the issue as clear as the sun in the middle of the day. Those who call for democracy are calling for shirk, kufr and a Deen other than Islam, which are all major forms of apostasy. Democracy is not from Islam, and those who say it is are zindeeq (heretics – those who propagate kufr in the form of Islam and are worse than the Kuffaar). Thus, for greater reason, becoming MPs (or mayors) is a greater form of apostasy as they actively participate in kufr and shirk, and give their full consent to it. Some secularists who claim to be Muslims pose the argument that voting is the only way to make a change or implement Islam. First of all, they are liars for claiming that they want to implement Islam, unless they genuinely do not know what Islam really means. And secondly, we must never deviate from the path of the Salaf (the Saved Sect) by following our desires and methodologies which are not from Islam. The ends do not justify the means; therefore, you cannot do kufr and shirk in order to obey Allah! Allah (SWT) says: "And when you see those who engage in a false conversation about our verses by mocking at them, stay away from them till they turn to another topic. And if Shaytaan (Satan) causes you to forget, then after the remembrance sit not you in the company of those people who are the Zaalimoon (Mushrikoon, non-Muslims etc.)." (EMQ al-An'aam, 6:68) Therefore, how can these so-called "Muslim" MPs sit in parliament whilst the disbelievers mock Allah's laws and commands by legislating laws and constitutions? The answer is quite simple: because they are disbelievers just like them, but with Muslim names. It is not allowed to sit with those who support democracy, whether it be those who call for it, support it or give it legitimacy, and this is clearly stated in the verse above. With regards to freedom, it is defined as: "The power or right to act, speak or think freely." The concept of freedom completely contradicts with the fundamental reasons of being a Muslim, i.e. a submitter. The term Muslim contradicts with the principles of freedom and personal desires, and indicates that we are slaves and have no choice in matters that Allah (SWT) and His Messenger (SAW) have decided. Freedom is a form of taaghout (false God or deity), and Muslims are obliged to reject anything that is worshipped, obeyed or followed other than Allah, as He (SWT) says: "And we sent to every nation a Messenger (who proclaimed): 'Worship none but Allah and keep away (reject) at-Taaghout..." (EMQ an-Nahl, 16:36) Freedom is about being free from the commands of Allah and to follow your desires; therefore, Muslims do not believe in freedom, whether it is freedom of expression, speech or any other form of kufr (freedom). The Quraysh had a similar system to democracy, where various tribes would gather together and legislate laws. Did the Messenger Muhammad (SAW) ever vote for them or compromise with them? Did he (SAW) ever join their parliament, police forces or military? The answers to these questions are obviously "no" for those who understand, and are on the path of guidance; whereas those who cannot see this are deaf, dumb and blind. In terms of elections, this is the only term that the secularists can attempt to really play on. Linguistically it means to elect a leader or ruler, which in actual fact is an obligation in Islam, so long as this ruler implements the laws of Allah (the Sharee'ah). However, when we speak about elections nowadays, it does not mean to elect a ruler who will implement Islam! The election process nowadays is about electing a person who will rule by what the majority desire, and hence, like democracy and "freedom", it is kufr. It is better for us to use a term other than "elections", even when we are speaking about choosing a Khaleefah (Muslim ruler), for the sake of distinguishing ourselves from the Kuffaar (by not using their terminologies) and avoiding any ambiguities or misconceptions which surround the term election. Therefore, dear brothers and sisters know that democracy and "freedom" are both forms of taaghout, and hence, it is a prerequisite of being a Muslim to reject these and declare animosity towards them. Do not fall for the waswaas (satanic whispering) of the secularists who call you to reject Eemaan. Worship your Lord exclusively by obeying none but Him. "…That is the straight (true) Deen, but the majority of men know not." (EMQ Yoosuf, 12:40)
2006-05-28 07:39:39
DEMOCRACY AT WAR WITH ISLAM
Britain is a beacon of democracy – where the rule of the people by the people and for the people is considered to be the way of progression, without giving it any profound thought. Democracy is not a religion as understood by most people, but it has become a way of life that millions of people aspire to enforce and once achieved, to defend it with great fanaticism. Democracy implies that people are free to choose and elect their own government by giving the majority of votes to the elected political party and hence have an influence on the policy makers. In other words people have a say in the policies made by the government – otherwise what’s the point of having a democracy? Thanks to your choice and consent of policies manifested by your government, you and your government have contributed to the bloodshed of millions of innocent lives, raping of women (and even children and men) by soldiers, imprisonment and torture of non-combatants, use of weapons of mass destruction, destroying of homes and dismantling of civilisations for political or national interests. These crimes against humanity are not exclusive to democratic Britain but rather to democracy where-ever it may be. A sincere and prejudice free observation at the world will prove that democracy is truly the greatest crime; humanity has to liberate itself from! Israel being the only democracy in the Middle East – her crimes of holocaust of Muslims and her double standards regarding ‘international law’ are too obvious despite the Jewish propaganda! India the largest democracy in the world – her crimes rather latent compared to the other democracies thanks to her fellow deceptive democratic allies. She is responsible for institutionalising mass rapes in Kashmir and is an advocate for ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Muslims. U.S.A. arrogant of all democratic nations – it is responsible for raping the earth’s resources for its own national interests by whatever means necessary – causing civil wars, poverty, coups, state terrorism, dictatorships, use of weapons of mass destruction (chemical, biological and nuclear) and many of other overt and covert operations of tyranny and terror. It is also well known for its double standards and outright hypocrisy regarding its own laws and principles, and shamelessly vetoes any law whenever convenient! You must renounce such terrorism and stop harbouring your terrorist sanctioned government. If you choose not to do so, then beware of retribution – the inevitable Day of Recompense where every soul will reap what it has earned. More over we invite you away from the enslavement to the elite people (i.e. as in Democracy) to the surrender to the one true God – Allah. God does not sanction democracy but Islam, submission to the One True God. Allah says: Who ever seeks a way other than submission to the one true God (Islam), it will not be accepted from him, and he will be a loser in the life to come. [Explanatory meaning of Qur’an 3:85]
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2006-05-28 07:32:56
PURPOSE OF LIFE
The information which is to be shared, may seem to be bit extensive but when you consider the capacity of the human brain and the amount of information that it can store and that it can decipher, then a few pages of information tonight, I’m sure won’t overburden you. All of you have an equal responsibility and that responsibility is to listen with an open heart and an open mind. In a world full of prejudice and cultural conditioning, it is very hard to find people that are able to take a moment to think about life objectively. And try to arrive at the truth about this world and the real purpose of our life. Unfortunately, when you ask most people the question what is the purpose of our life, such a fundamental and important question, they will not tell you what they have concluded through observation or analytical reasoning. Rather, in most cases, they will simply tell you what someone else said. Or they will tell you what is commonly presumed by others; what my father says the purpose of life is, what the minister of my Church says the purpose of life is, what my teachers says, what my friends says etc. If I ask anyone about the purpose of eating, why do we eat? Everyone will say in one word or another, its for nutrition because it sustains life. If I ask anyone why they work, they will say because it’s a necessity in order to support themselves and to provide the needs of the family. If I ask anyone why they sleep, why they wash etc. They will answer this is a common necessity for all human beings. We can follow this line of questioning with 100 questions and get same or similar answer from anyone in any language in any place in the world. Simple! Then I ask you the question, why is it, that when we ask the question, what is the goal and the purpose of life, that we get so many different answers? That’s because people are confused, they don’t really know. They are stumbling in the dark. And rather than to say I don’t know, they just fall for any answer that they have been programmed to answer. Well think about it tonight! Is our purpose in this world simply to eat, sleep, dress, work, acquire some materials things and enjoy ourselves? Is this our purpose? Why are we born? What is the object of our existence? And what is the wisdom behind the creation of men and this tremendous universe? Think about that question. Some persons argue that there is no prove of any divine origin, there is no prove that there is a God, there is no proves that this universe has come about for any divine purpose; there are people who argue this way. And they say that perhaps this world came about by chance. A big bang and this whole great world, with all its orchestration just came together. And they argue that life does not have any definite purpose and that there is nothing that can be proven through by the logic or science that there is a God or purpose or any divine reason behind this world. In the Qur’an it’s mentioned: To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and Allah has power over everything. Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding, men who celebrates the praises of Allah standing, sitting and lying down on their side and they contemplate the wonders of the creation in the heavens and the earth with the thought, “Our Lord, not for any foolish purpose has thou created all of these. Glory be to thee, give us salvation from the penalty of the hellfire. Now here in these verses, Allah has mentioned very clearly to us by first drawing our attention to the creation of ourselves, the different postures of the human body, the different attitude of the human psychology. He draws our attention to the heaven, the alternation of the night and the day, the firmament, the stars, the constellation and then He says to us, “He has not created all of these for any foolish purpose”. Because when you see the design of it, you know it that the design of it is very powerful and very precise. And something very powerful and very precise that is beyond your own calculation and imagination, it cannot foolish. It cannot be just thrown together. If you took 10 marbles and number them 1 to 10 and all of them with different colours and you put them inside of a bag and shook the bag and then closing your eyes reached inside that bag, and I told you, pull out marble number 1 and then marble number 2 and then pull out marble number 3 in order. What’s the chance of your pulling out of these 10 marbles in order? Do you know the chances are? Its 26 millions to 1. So what’s the chance of the heavens and the earth being thrown in a big bang and orchestrated like they are. What’s the chance of that? My dear respected fellow humans we have to ask ourselves a further question. When you see a bridge, a building or an automobile, you automatically consider the person or the company that constructed it. When you see a plane or a rocket, a satellite or a large ship, you also think about how incredible of a vehicle that it is. When you see a nuclear plant in orbiting space stations or a super international airport, you have to thoroughly impressed with the engineering dynamics that are involved. Yet, these are just things that are manufactured by human beings. Then what about the human body; with its massive and intricate control system? Think about it. Think about the brains; how it thinks, how it functions, how it analysis, sort information, retrieves information, distinguishes and categorizes information in a millionth of a second! And does it constantly. Think about the brain for a moment. This is the brain that made the automobile, the rocket. Think about the brain and who made that. Think about the heart how it pumps continuously for 60 or 70 years, in taking and discharging blood throughout the body and maintaining that steady precision throughout the life of that person. Think about it. Think about the kidney and what kind of functions that they carry – the purifying instrument of the body, which performs hundreds of chemicals analysis simultaneously and also controls the levels of toxicity in the content of the body. And it does this automatically. Think about your eye – The human camera that adjust, focus, interpret, evaluate, and applies colour automatically; the natural inspective and adjustment to light and distance. All automatic, think about it! Who created that? Who has mastered that? Who plans that? And who regulates that? Human beings themselves? No of course not. What about this universe? Think about this. This earth is ONE planet in our solar system. And our solar system is one of the systems in the Milky Way. And the Milky Way is one of the constellations in this galaxy. And there are millions of galaxies like the Milky Way. Think about that and they are all in order. They are all precise. They are not colliding with each other. They are not conflicting with each other and they are swimming along in an orbit that has been SET for them. Have human beings set that into motions? And are those human beings maintaining that precision? No of course NOT! Think about the ocean, the fish, the insects, the birds, the plants, bacteria, and the chemical elements that have not been discovered and cannot be defected even with the most sophisticated instruments. Yet each one of them has a law that they follow. Did all of these sequence, balance, harmony, variation, design, maintenance, operation and infinite numeration, did this happen by chance? And also do these things functions perpetually and perfectly by chance? And do they reproducing themselves and maintaining themselves also by chance? No of course not. That would be totally illogical and foolish to think and in the least, it will indicate that however it came to be, it is totally outside of the realm of human capability. We will all agree to that. The being, the all mighty power, God, the creator who has the knowledge to design, to proportion, who has created all of these and is responsible for maintaining all of these, is the only one that is deserving our praise and gratitude. If I gave each one of you a $100 for no reasons, you would at least say thank you. What about your eyes, your kidney, your brain, your life, your birth, your children – what about that? Who gave you that? Is He not worthy of praise and thanks? Is He not worthy of your worship and recognition? That in a nutshell is the purpose and the goal of this life. Allah the all mighty said to us in the Qur’an: “I have not created the Jinn (the spirit) nor the human beings for any other purpose except to worship me”. This what the almighty says. So our purpose of this life is to recognize the creator, to be grateful to the creator, to worship the creator, to surrender ourselves to the creator and to obey the laws that He decided for us. In a nutshell it means worship. This is our purpose on this life. And whatever we do in the course of that worship, that system, the eating, the drinking, the dressing, the working; all of these are just consequential but we have been created to worship.
That’s the purpose of our life. I don’t think that anyone who is scientific or analytical, they won’t have much argument with that purpose. They may have some other purpose within themselves. But that’s something they have to deal with between themselves and all mighty God.
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2006-05-28 07:09:11
WHICH IS GOD'S RELIGION?
Message of False Religions.
There are so many sects, cults, religions, philosophies, and movements in the world, all of which claim to be the right way or the only true path to God (Allah). How can one determine which one is correct or if, in fact, all are correct? The methods by which the answer can be found is to clear away the superficial differences in the teachings of the various claimants to the ultimate truth, and identify the central object of worship to which they call, directly or indirectly. False religions all have in common one basic concept with regards to God. They either claim that all men are gods or that specific men were God or that nature is God or that Allah is a figment of man's imagination. More over they attribute divinity, its characteristics and the rights of God to other than God.Thus, it may be stated that the basic message of false religion is that God may be worshipped in the form of His creation or divinity may be attributed to God’s creation in one way or another. For example, God is The Legislator; however Man-made law is prevalent instead of the All-Knowing God. In other words they ascribe partners to Almighty God. False religion invites man to the worship of creation by calling the creation or some aspect of it God. For example, Prophet Jesus invited his followers to worship God but those who claim to be his followers today call people to worship Jesus, claiming that he was God! The Jews obey the laws of their rabbis in contradiction to the revealed laws of Al-mighty God. There by ascribing partners to God. Buddha was a reformer who introduced a number of humanistic principles to the religion of India. He did not claim to be God nor did he suggest to his followers that he be an object of worship. Yet, today most Buddhists who are to be found outside of India have taken him to be God and prostrate to idols made in their perception of his likeness. Even the atheists are not free from associating partners to God, by attributing no beginning and no end to creation, matter or energy for example. Such absolute attributes belong to Allah (God) alone. Consequently, false religions violate God’s first commandment – by ascribing false gods along with Al-mighty God.By using the principle of identifying the object of worship, false religion becomes very obvious and the contrived nature of their origin clear. As God said in the Qur'an:That which you worship besides Him are only names you and your forefathers have invented for which Allah has sent down no authority: The command belongs only to Allah: He has commanded that you only worship Him; that is the right religion, but most men do not understand ". (Qur'an Yoosuf 12:40)It may be argued that all religions teach good things so why should it matter which one we follow. The reply is that all false religions teach the greatest evil, the worship of creation. Creation-worship is the greatest sin that man can commit because it contradicts the very purpose of his creation. Man was created to worship Allah alone as Allah has explicitly stated in the Our'aan:"I have only created Jinns and men, that they may worship me" (Qur'an Zaareeyaat 51:56)Consequently, the worship of creation, which is the essence of idolatry, is the only unforgivable sin. One who dies in this state of idolatry has sealed his fate in the next life. This is not an opinion, but a revealed fact stated by Allah in his final revelation to man:"Verily Allah will not forgive the joining of partners with Him, but He may forgive (sins) less than that for whom so ever He wishes". (Qur'an An- Nisaa 4:48 and 116).Islam is the only complete way of life ordained by Allah for Humanity. We invite you away from the worship of creation to the worship of the Creator, and from the tyranny of Man-made law to the justice of Islam – surrendering to the One true God.
Abu Sumayyah, www.studyislam.co.uk
2006-05-28 07:03:08
THE MEANING OF ISLAM
Islam is not named after an individual, as is Christianity after Jesus Christ or Buddhism after Gautama Buddha where human beings and their images are raised to God-like status and worshipped. Neither is Islam a tribal religion as is Hinduism or Judaism (named after the Hindu and Judaic tribes respectively) where salvation is a birthright and racism a virtue. And nor does Islam take its name after a political ideology like Socialism or Capitalism; both of which continue to oppress the weak, rape the Earth’s resources and destroy her environment. Islam actually means submission to the One true God and anyone who does so is a Muslim. Islam also implies peace, which is the natural consequence of submitting oneself to Allah.God says in the Qur’an: This day I have perfected your way of life for you, completed My favour upon you, and have chosen for you Islam –(submission to God) as your way of life. (5:3)Hence, while all other religions were developed and named by men, Islam is the re-expression of the same religion espoused by all Prophets sent throughout the ages to guide humanity. As the One True God states in the Qur’an, unchanged since its revelation to His final Prophet and Messenger, Muhammad, over 1400 years ago:God has ordained for you (O humanity) the same religion which He ordained for Noah; and that which We have inspired to you (O Muhammad) and that which We ordained for Abraham, Moses and Jesus. [EMQ 42:23]Since the total submission of one's will to al-mighty God represents the essence of worship, the basic message of God’s divine religion - Islam, is the worship of Allah (God) alone and the avoidance of worship directed to any person, place, laws, constitutions or things other than God. Since everything other than God, the Creator of all things is God’s creation; it may be said that Islam, in essence calls man away from the worship of creation and invites him to worship only its Creator.God - the Creator, is not a part of creation, nor is the creation part of God. This might seem obvious, but, man's worship of creation instead of the Creator is to a large degree based on ignorance of this concept. It is the belief that the essence of God is everywhere (in His creation) or that His divine being is or was present in some aspects of His creation, which has provided justification for creation-worship.However, the message of Islam as brought by the prophets of God is to worship only God and to avoid the worship of his creation either directly or indirectly. In the Qur'an God clearly states:"For We assuredly sent amongst every people a Prophet, with the command worship Allah (God) and avoid false gods" (EMQ 16:36) So bear witness that none has the right to be worshiped but almighty God (Allah); Muhammad is the final Messenger of God.
Abu Sumayyah www.studyislam.co.uk
2006-05-28 06:10:54
