Friday 17 August 2012

Stop Genocide Rohingya Muslims in Burma!


A large number of Muslims are being killed in Burma by Budisht , army and police of Burma as Muslims are in minority in Burma but silence of World Powers on this issue is a more worse crime.
Muslims are compelled to remain inside the country as internal refugees. They face abuse in the forms of rape, torture, extortion, and murder. 
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Sexual violence and terrorizing thousands of Muslims women and their families.  The situation of the Muslim minorities is more complicated because they are not recognized as citizens and any scope of any reconciliation will not give them any protection. 
The Genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Burma(also known as Myanmar) by buddhist gangs!
The longer the UN Security Council remains silent, the more people will die
You and I can make that happen. Burma's Noble Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has asked the international community for help. Tell the U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to pass a resolution to stop the genocide in Burma. The clock is ticking. God have mercy on us all if we stand by and do nothing. 
United Nations must to find a way to solve the suffering of the more than a million Muslims in Burma. There is an urgent need for medical supplies and food aid.

SIGN THE PETITION: Stop Genocide Rohingya Muslims in Burma: http://www.causes.com/actions/1666951

DONATE TODAY: Myanmar (Burma) Emergency Appeal

Wednesday 8 August 2012

London 2012 & Ramadan: How do Muslim athletes do it?


Islam is showing Olympian-style flexibility when it comes to the holy fasting month of Ramadan and London's Summer Games
During Ramadan, Muslims are called to fast from food and drink during daylight hours, "no easy task at a latitude where summer daylight hours are between 4 a.m. and 9 p.m.,"
Smooching aside, the fact that the two events have coincided for the first time in 32 years has lead to much discussion. But it is worth noting that major Muslim leaders have for the most part refrained from issuing a sweeping directive on the matter.
True, Muslim leaders in Bahrain and Egypt made a point of saying their athletes are not compelled to fast -- citing a Koranic provision for those who are traveling, sick or pregnant -- but they still left it up to a personal choice.
Authorities in strict Saudi Arabia, where even non-Muslims are expected to respect the fast (or risk being expelled), have also been noticeably quiet. 
That leaves the estimated 3,000 Muslim athletes and officials taking part in the London Games doing their own private soul-searching on the matter.
Some have chosen to observe the 18-hour fast, like Milad Agila, head of the Libyan weightlifting team. "My breakfast will be after 15 minutes, about 9 o'clock at night," Agila told China Radio International. "The last meal is about 3:50."
Others, like Indonesian weightlifter and bronze medalist Irawan Eko Yuli, plan to postpone it a month,according to CRI. Many of the Saudi athletes are also observing the fast a month later, reported the Associated Press
Then there are those opting out entirely, have appealed to various interpretations of the Koran or fatwas -- such as the 2010 directive issued by the German Central Council of Muslims for Muslim professional footballers, reported Middle East Online
But for Muslim athletes, since Islam lacks a central authority, to fast or not to fast "is a matter of personal choice," Dr. Muhammed Abdul Bari, former head of Muslim Council of Britain, told NBC, adding, "for example I believe that [British rower] Mohamed Sbihi has agreed to feed 60 poor people in [his father’s homeland of] Morocco for every day he does not fast during Ramadan."
The fast this year is an Olympian-style challenge for all Muslims because the fast dates, which rotate on a lunar calendar, have come in the summer, when daylight hours are longer.  
"You know what that means?" Salman Farsi, the media officer for the East London Mosque, asked The New York Times.
"That means eventually, it will probably coincide with the Winter Olympics, too.”
Muslim athletes, are you ready for round two? 



Monday 6 August 2012

THE BATTLE OF BADR - 17 Ramadan 2 A.H, 624 C.E.

The battle of Badr was the first of the great battles of Islam. The faithfuls were put to the first real test during this battle. Badr is the name of a celebrated well and a market-place of Arabia, and is so named after a certain Badr bin Quraish bin Mukhlad bin an-Nadr bin Kananah, who hailed from the clan of Ghaffar.
From the start of Ramdan, a report reached to Madina that a large trading caravan of Quraish was returning to Mecca from Syria under the leadership of Abu Sufyan bin Harb accompanied by fifty armed guards. It has been pointed out that this richly loaded caravan constituted a grave threat to the security of Madina, therefore, Prophet Mohammad(pbuh) dispatched Talha bin Ubaidullah and Saeed bin Zaid, to gather intelligence about the caravan and to report back. It was discovered that it was a large caravan in which all the Makkans had shares. The Quraish had decided to put all their savings into it and use the profits on arms, horses and other items of war to use against the Muslims.

The news was highly disturbing. The Prophet (S.A.W) left Madina and decided to meet the caravan in Badr with 313 men. Among them only 2 were on horses and 70 had camels and the rest were on foot.
Allah, the Glorified and the Exalted, says in the Holy Qur'an:

And Allah certainly helped you at Badr when you were weak. So be in reverential awe of Allah that perhaps you may be thankful (3:123).

The beloved holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), together with 313 of his Companions and angels sent by Allah to help them, defeated about 1000 better armed polytheists of Makkah.

Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) places great emphasis on commemorating i
t and marks the event by completing the Qur’an in Tarawih on the eve of the 17th, after which there are big celebrations in Dar al-Mustafa attended by thousands. This year it also coincides with the end of the Dawrah. The rest of the night is spent in prayer, remembrance and supplication, since prayers are answered when the Qur’an is completed. On the following day at `Asr, the poem Jaliyat al-Kadr is read, in which the names of all the Companions that attended the Battle are mentioned. 

O Allah! O The Ever-Living, O the Self-Existing by Whom all subsist, O The Responder, O The Giver, O The Loving One, O The Reckoner, O The Knower of mysteries,O The Creator of night and day. I beg of you for the sake of Your Most Beautiful Namesand the mystery of the Glorious Qur’an, and for the sake of Your Chosen Prophet Muhammad, on him be the choicest blessings and complete peace, and for the sake of the noble warriors of the Battle of Badr, that You help the religion of Islam and fulfil all our needs. O The Most Merciful of those who show mercy… Aameen!!



Thursday 2 August 2012

Children in Islam الأطفال في الإسلام


Children are a blessing bestowed on us by God. Although a blessing they are also a test as stated in the Holy Quran;

"And know that your possessions and your children are but a trial (fitnah) and that surely with Allah is a mighty reward." [Surah 8 (al-Anfal), verse 28] 

The prophet Muhammad (pbuh) showed great kindness to children. In one narration Abu Hurayrah (ra) said “The prophet (pbuh) kissed Al-Hasan once while Al-Aqra’ Ibn Haabis was sitting with him, so Al Aqra’ said ‘I have ten children; never did I kiss any of them.’ The prophet (pbuh) therefore looked at him and said ‘Allah will not be merciful with the one who is not merciful to other.’ [Al-Bukhaari].

These days people are too busy with worldly affairs which as a result stop them from spending time with their children, playing with them and showing love and compassion to them.  Children hold a special status in the Islamic community and therefore require our attention and care. Our children will grow up to form the next generation so it is our responsibility to bring them up in accordance with Islamic teachings, to spend time with them, to teach them manners and most of all to let them feel that love and care which we hold for them so dearly.

This blessed month of Ramadan we are in is the perfect time for us to make changes in our lives, why not start by giving your child a hug and a kiss, let them feel the love you have for them. One of the best things we can do for ourselves is to leave behind a pious once we die.

Abu Hurayrah (ra) reported that the prophet (pbuh) said: "When a human being dies, all of his deeds are terminated except for three types: an ongoing sadaqah, a knowledge (of Islam) from which others benefit, and a righteous child who makes du'aa for him." [Muslim and others].