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This shows that the hijab is obligatory and goes into good detail I think about what and how to cover. And Allah knows best. This ...]]>
This shows that the hijab is obligatory and goes into good detail I think about what and how to cover. And Allah knows best. This is from Imam Ibn Kathir's Tafsir (and taken from www.tafsir.com ) Verse 24:31

The Rulings of Hijab


This is a command from Allah to the believing women, and jealousy on His part over the wives of His believing servants. It is also to distinguish the believing women from the women of the Jahiliyyah and the deeds of the pagan women. The reason for the revelation of this Ayah was mentioned by Muqatil bin Hayyan, when he said: "We heard -- and Allah knows best -- that Jabir bin `Abdullah Al-Ansari narrated that Asma' bint Murshidah was in a house of hers in Bani Harithah, and the women started coming in to her without lower garments so that the anklets on their feet could be seen, along with their chests and forelocks. Asma' said: `How ugly this is!' Then Allah revealed:


[وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَـتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَـرِهِنَّ]


(And tell the believing women to lower their gaze...)'' And Allah says:


[وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَـتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَـرِهِنَّ]


(And tell the believing women to lower their gaze) meaning, from that which Allah has forbidden them to look at, apart from their husbands. [Some] scholars said that it is permissible for women to look at non-Mahram men without desire, as it was recorded in the Sahih that the Messenger of Allah was watching the Ethiopians playing with spears in the Masjid on the day of `Id, and `A'ishah the Mother of the believers was watching them from behind him and he was concealing her from them, until she got bored and went away.


[وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ]


(and protect their private parts). Sa`id bin Jubayr said: "From immoral actions.'' Abu Al-`Aliyah said: "Every Ayah of the Qur'an in which protecting the private parts is mentioned means protecting them from Zina, except for this Ayah --


[وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ]


(and protect their private parts), which means protecting them from being seen by anybody.''


[وَلاَ يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلاَّ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا]


(and not to show off their adornment except that which is apparent,) means, they should not show anything of their adornment to non-Mahram men except for whatever it is impossible to hide. Ibn Mas`ud said: "Such as clothes and outer garments,'' Meaning what the Arab women used to wear of the veil which covered their clothes and whatever showed from underneath the outer garment. There is no blame on her for this, because this is something that she cannot conceal. Similar to that is what appears of her lower garment and what she cannot conceal. Al-Hasan, Ibn Sirin, Abu Al-Jawza', Ibrahim An-Nakha`i and others also had the same view as Ibn Mas`ud.


[وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ]


(and to draw their veils all over their Juyub) means that they should wear the outer garment in such a way as to cover their chests and ribs, so that they will be different from the women of the Jahiliyyah, who did not do that but would pass in front of men with their chests completely uncovered, and with their necks, forelocks, hair and earrings uncovered. So Allah commanded the believing women to cover themselves, as He says:


[يأَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ قُل لاًّزْوَجِكَ وَبَنَـتِكَ وَنِسَآءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن جَلَـبِيبِهِنَّ ذلِكَ أَدْنَى أَن يُعْرَفْنَ فَلاَ يُؤْذَيْنَ]


(O Prophet! Tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks all over their bodies. That will be better, that they should be known, so as not to be annoyed) [33:59] And in this noble Ayah He said:


[وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ]


(and to draw their (Khumur) veils all over their Juyub) Khumur (veils) is the plural of Khimar, which means something that covers, and is what is used to cover the head. This is what is known among the people as a veil. Sa`id bin Jubayr said:


[وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ]


(and to draw) means to pull it around and tie it securely.


[بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ]


(their veils all over their Juyub) means, over their necks and chests so that nothing can be seen of them. Al-Bukhari recorded that `A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "May Allah have mercy on the women of the early emigrants. When Allah revealed the Ayah:


[وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ]


(and to draw their veils all over their Juyub), they tore their aprons and Akhtamar themselves with them.'' He also narrated from Safiyyah bint Shaybah that `A'ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, used to say: "When this Ayah:


[وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ]


(and to draw their veils all over their Juyub) was revealed, they took their Izars (waistsheets) and tore them at the edges, and Akhtamar themselves with them.''


[وَلاَ يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلاَّ لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِى إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِى أَخَوَتِهِنَّ]


(and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers or their brother's sons, or their sister's sons,) All of these are a woman's close relatives whom she can never marry (Mahram) and it is permissible for her to show her adornments to them, but without making a wanton display of herself. Ibn Al-Mundhir recorded that `Ikrimah commented on this Ayah,


[وَلاَ يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلاَّ لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآئِهِنَّ أَوْ ءَابَآءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ]


(and not to reveal their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers...), "The paternal uncle and maternal uncle are not mentioned here, because they may describe a woman to their sons, so a woman should not remove her Khimar in front of her paternal or maternal uncle.''With regard to the husband, all of this is for his sake, so she should try her best when adorning herself for him, unlike the way she should appear in front of others.


[أَوْ نِسَآئِهِنَّ]


(or their women,) this means that she may also wear her adornment in front of other Muslim women, but not in front of the women of Ahl Adh-Dhimmah (Jewish and Christian women), lest they describe her to their husbands. This is prohibited for all women, but more so in the case of the women of Ahl Adh-Dhimmah, because there is nothing to prevent them from doing that, but Muslim women know that it is unlawful and so, would be deterred from doing it. The Messenger of Allah said:


«لَا تُبَاشِرِ الْمَرْأَةُ الْمَرْأَةَ فَتَنْعَتَهَا لِزَوْجِهَا كَأَنَّهُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا»


(No woman should describe another woman to her husband so that it is as if he is looking at her.) It was recorded in the Two Sahihs from Ibn Mas`ud]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/advice-to-muslim-sisters-26/the-rulings-of-hijab/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:10:47 +0000 Umm Khadijah http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/careers-and-education-31/public-school-private-school-or-home-schooled/
Me and my mum are trying to decide what is best for me.
I find school really easy and wanted to go onto higher and harder grades. ...]]>
Me and my mum are trying to decide what is best for me.
I find school really easy and wanted to go onto higher and harder grades.
My nephew, who is 9 is already in grade 9 like me o_0 and I'm 14. He is very clever masha'allah, and does many grades each school year.
I am finding school pretty easy, and though about going to a private school, or being home schooled by my mum who is still an Uni studing high degrees, she has studies all her life masha'allah, she is 55. Or either, just finishing normal Public school.
What would you do? And what do you think is better?
Love,
Ruby.]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/careers-and-education-31/public-school-private-school-or-home-schooled/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:04:46 +0000 Ruby Paris Michael Jackson http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/news-current-affairs-20/for-a-laugh/
This was part of an article in yesterday's paper:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/08/31/656092/guidelines-encourage-minorities.h...]]>
This was part of an article in yesterday's paper:

http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/08/31/656092/guidelines-encourage-minorities.html

"Until this school year, Wake County school teachers had been trained to use Ruby Payne's book "A Framework for Understanding Poverty," which has sold more than 1 million copies nationally. Used in Wake for much of the past decade, it has been hailed as a way to help middle-class teachers relate to low-income students. Teachers were taught about the "hidden rules of survival" needed for different societal classes.



Teachers were told poor parents have skills such as locating grocery store garbage bins for thrown-away food, bailing someone out of jail, getting a gun and using a knife as scissors.



Teachers were told middle-class parents have skills such as setting a table properly, talking to their children about going to college, helping their children with homework and getting a library card.



Teachers were told wealthy parents have skills such as reading a menu in French, English and another language; having at least two homes that are staffed and maintained; flying in their own plane or a company plane and knowing how to enroll their children in preferred private schools"


Poor people sound scary! You shouldn't try to learn more than one language until you become rich - that's what rich people do. I hope one day I can be rich so I can learn the skill of how to enroll my kids in a private school. If you dont have middle class parents, that is too bad - they sound like the best.

Seriously though, I had a good friend who was poor in middle school - she was very intelligent. She invited me over to her house once and I was very happy - the times I was invited to peoples' houses were few...I didn't see any weapons, no knives used as scissors...I knew and liked her Mom and I am pretty sure they didn't know anything about posting bail - or dumpster diving - I am sure they had too much pride for that.

In high school I had a rich friend - she was a very kind girl. If she had more than one house then I don't think she had "staff". I think she was as good at French as anyone else (smile) and as for learning a third language- I think this is based more on interest or need than wealth.

Allah guide them both!

I was raised upper middle class and we had several guns in the house. I remember we had a shotgun behind a door in my parents bedroom, and we had sevral pistols - decorative and otherwise. My grandfather, before he died, also had a pistol on his bedpost and a nice collection of knives (I took one after he died with Grandma's permission) - I have been fascinated with knives and I might use them as scissors if I couldnt find scissors...

Seems like this lauded book just encourages more stereotypes


UmmuKhadijah
North Caroline (USA)]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/news-current-affairs-20/for-a-laugh/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:54:46 +0000 Umm Khadijah http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/learning-arabic-24/1603-1575-1606-and-its-sisters/
From: http://sughayyirah.wordpress.com/category/arabic/grammer-general/inna-and-kaana/


كَانَ and its sisters ( صَارَ - لَيْسَ - أص...]]>
From: http://sughayyirah.wordpress.com/category/arabic/grammer-general/inna-and-kaana/


كَانَ and its sisters ( صَارَ - لَيْسَ - أصْبَحَ - أمْسَى – أضْحَى – ظَلَّ - بَاتَ and additionally some negatives such as ما دَامَ and ما زَالَ ) change the predicate (خَبر ) of the sentence. The khabr is what tells about the subject (مُبْتَدأ ) and the mubtada (subject) is what’s being talked about (in the khabr). An example of mubtada and khabr in the following nominal sentence (as opposed to a sentence which starts with a verb):

البَيْتُ نَظِيْفٌ The house is clean

In this sentence, البيتُ is the subject (mubtada)

and نظيفٌ is the predicate (khabr-it tells about the subject)

كان and its sisters change the ending of the khabr (predicate) of the sentence, but NOT the subject. Ex:

كَانَ البَيْتُ نَظِيْفاً The house was clean

So نظيفٌ which is marfoo’ became نظيفاً -which is mansoob- when كان was added to the sentence.

The “sisters” of kaana do the exact same thing. They change the ending of the khabr (predicate ) of the sentence and NOT the ending of the subject. Refer to the attached lesson taken from Naho Wadih 1 below

Do not think of كان and its sisters in terms of what the words mean, but think of it in terms of how they change the ending of the predicate.

It is important to note that when كان is used with Allah (God-The Creator), it does not mean only “was”. Rather it conveys continuity and emphasis.

كَانَ اللهُ عَلِيماً حَكِيماً

This sentence conveys emphasis. Allah is definitely All-Knowing, All-Wise.

And it means continuity. He has always been and will always be All-Knowing and All-Wise.

The same rule of kaana and its sisters applies to the other conjugations of the verbs as well. Ex:

إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنِيْنَ

so the 2nd person, masculine, plural form of كان (which is كنتم ) causes مؤمنون

- which is marfoo- to change to مُؤْمِنِيْنَ - which is mansoob (this is how mansoob and majroor is formed in the sound masculine plural words – oon ون is changed to een ين )

لَسْتُ مُدَرّساً I am not a teacher (مدرسٌ becomes مدرساً )

Meanings of the sisters of kaana:

ليس negation – is not

صار to become (change from one thing to another)

أصبح to become (or to spend the morning …)

أمْسى to spend the evening ….

أضحى to spend the afternoon….

ظَلَّ to spend the day ….

بات to spend the night….

ما زال to not cease/stop

ما دام as long as]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/learning-arabic-24/1603-1575-1606-and-its-sisters/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:07:49 +0000 Umm Khadijah http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/advice-to-muslim-sisters-26/we-worship-allah-with-love-hope-and-fear/
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All praise is due to Allaah, Lord of the Worlds and prayers and peace upon His Mes...]]>
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All praise is due to Allaah, Lord of the Worlds and prayers and peace upon His Messenger, Muhammad.

In this lesson we shall try to develop an understanding of some of the characterstics of worship (ibaadah) - which begins in the heart. Thus, this lesson is really dealing with the ‘actions of the heart’ - you should remember what this is from the first lesson.

Ibn Taymiyyah (rh) gave the definition of worship as follows:

"Worship is everything that Allaah loves and is pleased with from the inward and outward sayings and actions."

In other words this is very similar to the complete and comprehensive definition of eemaan that we dealt with in Lesson 1. This lesson will deal with the ‘inward actions of the heart’ which really form the basis of a Muslim’s servitude to Allaah.

As usual we shall summarise the lesson with a quotation. Today’s quotation should be easy for everyone. It is the first few verses of Surah Faatihah!



So what has this to do with our lecture? Lets take the verses one by one.

1. All Praise is due to Allaah, Lord of all the Worlds.

In this verse we praise Allaah, who is the Rabb. ‘Lord’ is a poor translation for the word ‘rabb’. Rabb means the one who creates everything, sustains everything, owns everything -the one who guides, misguides, gives life, takes life, shapes, fashions, sends down the rain etc… It means that Allaah has complete power over everything. When we understand this, we come to know, that it is Allaah who created us as individuals, gave us life, provided us with shelter in our mother’s wombs and outside of them. Granted us parents who looked after us and provided us with whatever we needed, whether that was food, drink or even emotions. That Allaah bestowed upon us many favours and gave us wealth, clothes etc…That Allaah is continuously bestowing each of us many favours and that His favours cannot even be enumerated. Every single breath that one of us takes, is a favour from him etc… On top of that in times of distress, He gives us ease, in times of poverty He gives us wealth, in times of sickness He grants us health, in times of hunger, He gives us to eat etc… So all of this, when a Muslim reflects over this and thinks about it carefully, should bring about a state of the heart, which we describe as ‘Love’. Our hearts develop ‘love’ for Allaah due to all these things, that He is our Creator, Fashioner, Provider, Sustainer, Protector, Guider, Healer etc…

From another point of view, we see that in this verse we begin with declaring that all praise is rightfully due to Allaah. The scholars of the Salaf (Ibn al-Qayyim, Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Uthaimeen and others etc.) explain that Allaah is praised on account of his Most Beatiful Names and His Attributes. In other words when we know that Allaah is ar-Razzaaq (the Provider), ash-Shaafi’ (the Healer) al-Khaaliq (the Creator), al-Haadee (the Guider) etc. then our hearts develop ‘love’ for Him. Likewise when we know Allaah’s Attributes we come to know more about Him and therefore our hearts develop a greater love of Him. So the fact that the verse contains praise of Allaah, this should in turn remind us that He is praised on account of His Names and Attributes, because they indicate his perfection and freedom from any defects. And this in turn causes love in the hearts to develop.

From yet another point of view, the Name of Allaah, which is ‘Allaah’ has been mentioned in the verse. And this in itself gives indicates all the other names of Allaah. So we say, ar-Rahmaan is a name of Allaah, and ar-Razzaaq is a name of Allaah and al-Quddoos is a name of Allaah. So when we say Allaah, it is inclusive of all the other names of Allaah. But this is not the case if we say ar-Rahmaan. This does not include all the other names, likewise as-Salaam or al-Muhaimin, or ar-Raheem. These are individual names and they in themselves, don’t represent the other names. For example, the name ‘Allaah’ is inclusive of the meanings of all those other names, but the meaning of al-Aleem is not the same as the meaning of as-Samee’ or al-Baseer etc. [Refer to Ibn Uthaimeen in al-Qawaa’id ul-Muthlaa]. Therefore the fact that Allaah is mentioned in this verse, it reminds us of all His Names, those which He revealed and those which He did not. And again, when we think of this, our hearts develop ‘love’ of Him.

Some verses mentioning the love aspect of worship:



And of mankind are some who take (for worship) others besides Allâh as rivals (to Allâh). They love them as they love Allâh. But those who believe, love Allâh more (than anything else). If only, those who do wrong could see, when they will see the torment, that all power belongs to Allâh and that Allâh is Severe in punishment. [Baqarah 2:125]

O you who believe! Whoever from among you turns back from his religion (Islâm), Allâh will bring a people whom He will love and they will love Him… [Maa’idah 5:54]

And the well known hadeeth:

"There are three qualities, whoever possesses them will taste the sweetness of eemaan… … that he loves Allaah and the Messenger over everything else…"


2. The Vast in Mercy (ar-Rahmaan), Ever-Merciful (to His Believing Servants)

The word ‘ar-Rahmaan’ is such in the arabic language that it denotes an overflowing quality. In other words it shows that Allaah is vast and overflowing in His Mercy, or that He is the Most-Merciful and that His mercy comprehends and envelopes everything. As the Angels say:

O our Lord, You have encompassed everything with Your knowledge and mercy… [Ghaafir 40:7]

The word ‘ar-Raheem’ means one who constantly bestows mercy, is always being merciful in His actions.

The first of the two names ‘ar-Rahmaan’ is general for the whole of creation. In other words Allaah gives blessings and shows mercy to the disbelievers and the hypocrites etc. since He gives them food, drink, saves them from harm and other such things. So this is general for the whole of creation. The second of the two refers only to the Believers, those whom Allaah favours with knowledge, guidance, forgiveness, eemaan etc.

This verse contains the element of hope in the sense that we hope in Allaah, either for our worldly needs and more importantly for the needs with respect to the religion and the hereafter. So when we come to know of these two names of Allaah it produces the feelings of hope in our hearts. That is we hope that Allaah grants us mercy, forgives us, turns to us, guides us, increases in knowledge and faith. And also we hope that He provides for us, sustains us, protects us, etc.


3. Master/King of the Day of Judgement

It is clear why this verse is linked to and produces fear in the hearts. This reminds us of the terrors of the day of Judgement, the various events that will take place such as being held to account, standing in front of Allaah with Hellfire to the right and left, being presented with the scrolls, either in the right hand, the left hand or behind our backs, when we will be tested to see if we can prostrate when Allaah reveals His Shin, the crossing over the bridge, the settling of the accounts and disputes that occurred amongst the believers - those who manage to get over the other side of the bridge, the fact that everything we have done will be laid out in front of us to see - and all the other things which are too numerous to mention.

So this no doubt, will inculcate fear in our hearts, fear of Allaah’s anger, His punishment, His rejection of our actions and our worship etc.

Now we are aware of the foundations of worship, or the characteristic features of worship - love, hope and fear. We shall now make some additional points to give us a better understanding of this topic.



POINT 1 : Combining Hope and Fear
We have been requested to combine both hope and fear, in our worship and prayers and all other actions. Allaah said:

And call upon Him out of fear and hope [A’raaf 7:56]

Their sides forsake their beds, to invoke their Lord in fear and hope [Sajdah 32:16]

So we have been requested to combine both these qualities. In other words - for example -when we make supplication, we hope that Allaah answers our prayers and we fear that it might be rejected. Doing this protects from two things - despairing of Allaah’s Mercy, and not being too confident or arrogant that somehow Allaah will and must respond.

In fact the above two verses and others like them can be understood and linked to verses such as the following:

Declare (O Muhammad SAW) unto My slaves, that truly, I am the Oft-Forgiving, the Most-Merciful. And that My Torment is indeed the most painful torment. [Hijr 15:49-50]

The Forgiver of sin, the Acceptor of repentance, the Severe in punishment, Extensive (in His Favour, Grasp, Power) [Ghaafir 40:3]

See how Allaah mentioned His mercy along with His punishment? He did not mention mercy alone - but He coupled it with His punishment and likewise He did not mention punishment alone but coupled it with His mercy. This shows that we should worship Allaah with both of these states...

(this was pages 1 & 2 out of 5, to read the rest, go to www.spubs.com and put in the article ID (top right box) SCL010003 )]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/advice-to-muslim-sisters-26/we-worship-allah-with-love-hope-and-fear/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:13:22 +0000 Umm Khadijah http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/ramadhan-and-eid-54/what-is-the-ruling-on-i-8217tikaaf/
Firstly:

I’tikaaf is prescribed according to the Qur’aan and Sunnah and scholarly consensus.

In the Qur’aan, Allaah says (...]]>
Firstly:

I’tikaaf is prescribed according to the Qur’aan and Sunnah and scholarly consensus.

In the Qur’aan, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“and We commanded Ibraaheem (Abraham) and Ismaa’eel (Ishmael) that they should purify My House (the Ka‘bah at Makkah) for those who are circumambulating it, or staying (I’tikaaf), or bowing or prostrating themselves (there, in prayer)”

[al-Baqarah 2:125]

“And do not have sexual relations with them (your wives) while you are in I‘tikaaf (i.e. confining oneself in a mosque for prayers and invocations leaving the worldly activities) in the mosques”

[al-Baqarah 2:187]

With regard to the Sunnah, there are many ahaadeeth, such as the hadeeth of ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) who said that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to observe i'tikaaf during the last ten days of Ramadaan until Allaah took his soul, then his wives observed i’tikaaf after he was gone. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2026; Muslim, 1172.

With regard to scholarly consensus, more than one of the scholars narrated that there was scholarly consensus that i’tikaaf is prescribed in sharee’ah, such as al-Nawawi, Ibn Qudaamah, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah, and others.

See al-Majmoo’, 6/404; al-Mughni, 4/456; Sharh al-‘Umdah, 2/711.

Shaykh Ibn Baaz said in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 15/437:

Undoubtedly i’tikaaf in the mosque is an act of worship, and (observing it) in Ramadaan is better than at other times. It is prescribed in Ramadaan and at other times.

Secondly:

The ruling on i’tikaaf.

The basic principle is that i’tikaaf is Sunnah, not obligatory, unless one made a vow to do it, in which case it becomes obligatory, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever vows to obey Allaah, let him obey Him, and whoever vows to disobey Him, let him not disobey Him.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 6696.

And ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: “O Messenger of Allaah, during the Jaahiliyyah I vowed to observe i’tikaaf for one night in al-Masjid al-Haraam.” He said: “Fulfil your vow.” (6697).

Ibn al-Mundhir said in his book al-Ijmaa’ (p. 53):

They were unanimously agreed that i’tikaaf is Sunnah and is not obligatory unless a man obliges himself to do that by making a vow, in which case it becomes obligatory for him.

See Fiqh al-I’tikaaf by Dr Khaalid al-Mushayqih, p. 31.

Islam Q&A]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/ramadhan-and-eid-54/what-is-the-ruling-on-i-8217tikaaf/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:45:19 +0000 ummhussain http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/sisterszone-lounge-21/hadeeth-what-happens-to-the-soul-after-death-authenticated-by-shaikh-albane/



يُثْبِتُ اللهُ الّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا بِالقَوْلِ الثَابتِ في الحَيَاةِ الدُنْيَا و في الأخِرَة




“Allah will keep firm those who be...]]>



يُثْبِتُ اللهُ الّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا بِالقَوْلِ الثَابتِ في الحَيَاةِ الدُنْيَا و في الأخِرَة




“Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm in this world and in the Hereafter (akhira)” (14:27)




Imam Ibn Kathir said in his tafseer of this ayah: “Imam Ahmad recorded that al-Bara bin Azib [radiallahu anhu] said, 'We went with the Messenger of Allah [sallallahu alayhe wa sallam] to attend a funeral procession of an Ansari man. We reached the grave site when it had not yet been completed. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhe wa sallam) sat and we sat all around him, as if their were birds hovering above our heads. The Prophet (صلّى اللهُ عليه و سلّم ) was holding a piece of wood in his hand, poking the ground with it. He next raised his head and said twice or thrice,




اِسْتَعِيْذُوا باللهِ من عَذابِ القبر




“'Seek refuge with Allah from the punishment of the grave.' He said next,1




إنَّ العَبْدَ المُؤْمِنَ إذا كَانَ في اِنْقِطَاع من الدُنْيَا و إقْبَالٍ من الاخِرَة نَزَلَ إليه مَلَائِكَةٌ من




السَّمَاء بِيْضُ الوُجُوْهِ، كَأنّ وُجُوْهَهُم الشَّمْس، مَعَهُم كَفَنٌ من أكْفَانِ الجَنّة، و حَنُوْطٌ من




حنوط الجنّة، حَتّى يَجْلِسُوا منهُ مَدّ البَصَر ثُمّ يَجِيْءُ مَلَكُ المَوْتِ حتّى يَجْلِسَ عِنْدَ رَأسِهِ




“Indeed, the Believing Servant, when it is leaving the dunya and beginning the life after death, angels with white faces (radiant) like the sun descend to him. They have with them a shroud from the shrouds of Paradise, and fragrance from the fragrance of Paradise. (They continue descending) until they sit from him as far as the eye can see (in distance). Then the angel of death comes and sits at his head.










فَيَقُوْلُ: أيّتُها النَفْسُ الطّيِّبَةُ اُخْرُجِي إلى مَغْفِرَةٍ من اللهِ و رِضْوَانٍ قال: فَتَخْرُجُ تَسِيْلُ، كَمَا




تسيل القَطْرَةُ من في السِقَاءِ، فَيَأْخُذُها، فإذا أخَذَها لَمْ يَدَعُوها في يَدِهِ طَرْفَة عَيْن حَتّى




يَأخُذُوها فَيَجْعَلُوها في ذلك الكَفَنِ و في ذلك الحَنُوط، و يخرج منها كَأطْيَبِ نَفْحَة مِسْكٍ




وُجِدَتْ على وَجْهِ الأرْض




“So he (the Angel of Death) says: 'O Good Soul, come out to Allah's Forgiveness and Pleasure.' So the soul will come out flowing like the drop (of liquid) flows out from the jug. So he takes the soul and when he takes it, they don't leave it in his hand for more than the blink of an eye before they take it and place it in that shroud and fragrance. And the soul gives off the best scent of musk (or oil) that is found on the face of the earth.




فَيَصْعَدُوْنَ بها فلا يَمُرُّوْنَ بِها، يَعْنِيْ عَلَى مَلَإ من المَلَئِكَة إلّا قَالُوا : ما هَذِهِ الرُوحُ الطَيِّبَةُ؟




فَيَقُوْلُوْنَ: فُلَان بن فلان بِأحْسَنِ أسْمَائِهِ الَّتِيْ كَانوا يُسَمُّوْنَهُ بِها في الدنيا حَتَّى يَنْتَهُوا بِهِ




إلى السماء الدنيا فَيَسْتَفْتِحُوْنَ له، فَيُفْتَحُ له فَيُشَيِّعُهُ من كُلِّ سَمَاءٍ مُقَرَّبُوها إلى السماء




السَّابِعَة، فَيَقُوْلُ اللهُ: اُكْتُبُوا كِتَابَ عَبْدِي في عِلِيِّيْن و أَعِيْدُوهُ إلى الأرْضِ، فإنِّي منها




خَلَقْتُهُم و فيها أُعِيْدُهُمْ و منها أُخْرِجُهُمْ تَارَةً أُخْرَى







“So they ascend with the soul and they don't pass by any group of angels except that they say: 'Who is this good soul?' So they will reply: 'So and so, the son of so and so' using the best names he used to be called in the dunya. They keep ascending until they reach the samaa1 of the dunya. So they will seek for that samaa to be opened and it will be opened. So (they will continue asking permission at each subsequent samaa for it to be opened and it will be opened) the best angels in every samaa will accompany the soul (and they will keep ascending) until they reach the seventh samaa. Then Allah will say (translated) : 'Write the record of My servant in Illiyeen and return him to the earth. For indeed, I created them from it, and I will return them to it (when they die), then I will take them out of it again (i.e. the Resurrection)'










قال: فَتُعَادُ رُوْحُهُ في جَسَدِهِ فَيَأتِيْهِ مَلَكَانِ فَيُجْلِسَانِهِ فَيَقُوْلَانِ له: مَن رَبُّكَ؟ فَيَقُوْلُ: رَبِّي




الله، فيقولان له: ما دِيْنُك؟ فيقول دينِي الإسْلَام، فيقولان له: ما هذا الرجل الَّذِي بُعِثَ




فِيْكُم؟ فيقول: هُوَ رَسُولُ اللهِ فيقولان له: و ما عِلْمُك؟ فيقول: قَرَأْتُ كِتَابَ اللهِ فَآمَنْتُ بِهِ و




صَدَّقْتُ، فَيُنَادِي مُنَادٍ من السَمَاء: أن صَدَقَ عَبْدِي فَأفْرِشُوهُ من الجَنَّةِ، و أَلْبِسُوهُ من




الجنّة، و افْتَحوا له بَاباً إلى الجنّة







“So his soul is returned to his body. Then two angels come to him and sit him up and ask: 'Who is your Lord?' So he will reply: 'My Lord is Allah'. They will ask: 'What is your religion?' So he will reply: 'My religion is Islam' They will ask: 'Who is this man who was sent to you (i.e. Muhammad – sallallahu alayhe wa sallam). He will reply: 'He is the Messenger of Allah.' Then they will say: 'And how did you know that?' He will say: 'I read the Book of Allah (i.e. the Qur'an) and I believed in it. So a caller will call from the samaa (Allah has said): 'That My servant has spoken the truth. So provide him with furnishings from the Paradise, and clothe him from the Paradise and open for him a door to the Paradise.'




فَيَأْتِيْهِ من رَوْحِها و طِيْبِها و يُفْسَحُ له في قَبْرِهِ مَدَّ بَصَرِهِ و يَأْتِيْهِ رَجُلٌ حَسَنُ الوَجْه،




حَسَنُ الثِيَاب، طَيِّبُ الرِيح، فيَقُوْلُ: أَبْشِرْ بِالَّذِي يَسُرُّك، هذا يَوْمك الّذِي كُنْتَ تُوْعَدُ، فَيَقُوْلُ




له: من أنت، فوَجْهُك الوجه الّذِي يَأْتِي بالخَيْر؟ فيقول: أنا عَمَلُك الصَالِح، فيقول: رَبِّ أَقِمْ




السَاعَة ربِّ أَقم السَاعة حتّى أَرْجِعَ إلى أهلي و مالي




“So the refreshment and scent from Paradise will come to him and his grave will be made spacious (expanded) as far as the eye can see. Then a good looking man with good looking clothes and excellent scent will come to him and say: 'Receive glad tidings of what will make you happy. This is the day which you were promised.' So he will say to that man, 'Who are you? Your appearance is that of one who brings good.' (The man) will say, 'I am your good deeds.' So he will say, 'My Lord, establish the Hour! My Lord, establish the Hour so that I may return to my family and my wealth!'”




قال: و إنَّ العَبْدَ الكَافِرَ إذا كَانَ في اِنْقِطَاع من الدنيا و إقْبَال من الأخرة، نَزَلَ إلَيْهِ مَلَائكةٌ من




السَمَاء سُوْدُ الوُجُوْهِ مَعَهُم المُسُوْح فَجَلَسُوا منه مَدَّ البَصَرِ ، ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ مَلَكُ المَوْت




فَيَجْلِسُ عِنْدَ رَأْسِهِ، فيقول: أيَّتُها النَفْسُ الخَبِيْثَة، اُخْرُجِي إلى سَخَط من الله و غَضَب




قال: فَتَفَرَّقَ في جَسَدِهِ فَيَنْتَزِعُها كما يُنْتَزَعُ السُفُوْدُ من الصُوْف المَبْلُوْل، فَيَأْخُذُها لم




يَدَعُوها في يَدِهِ طَرْفَةَ عَيْن حتَّى يَجْعَلُوها في تلك المسوح فَيَخْرُجُ منها كَأَنْتَنِ رِيْح جِيْفَةِ




وُجِدَتْ عَلَى وَجْهِ الأَرْض




And indeed the disbelieving servant, when it is leaving the dunya and beginning the life after death, angels which are black in appearance (or with black faces) descend to him from the samaa bringing with them the musooh (rag for shroud). Then they sit from him as far as the eye can see (in distance). Then the angel of death comes and sits at his head and says, 'O Filthy Soul! Come out to the displeasure and anger of Allah!' So the soul will scatter throughout the body and the angel of death will take it out like a thorny branch is taken out of wet wool. When the angel of death has taken the soul, the (other) angels don't leave it in his hand for more than the blink of an eye before they take it and wrap it in the musooh. There comes from the soul a stench like the stinkiest smell from a rotten corpse found on the face of the earth.




فَيَصْعَدُوْنَ بها فلا يَمُرُّوْنَ بها عَلَى مَلَإ من الملائكة إلّا قَالُوا: ما هذا الرُوْحُ الخَبِيْثَة؟




فيقولون: فلان بن فلان بِأَقْبَحِ أَسْمَائِهِ التي كان يُسَمَّى بها في الدنيا حَتَّى يُنْتَهَى بها




إلى السَمَاء الدنيا فَيُسْتَفْتَحُ له فلا يُفْتَحُ له ثُمَّ قَرَأَ رسول الله صَلَى اللهُ علَيْهِ و سَلَّمَ: “لا




تُفَتَّحُ لهم أَبْوَابُ السماء و لا يَدْخُلُوْنَ الجَنَّة حتَّى يَلِجَ الجَمَلُ في سَمِّ الخَيَاط" (7:90)




فيقول الله: اُكْتُبُوا كتابَهُ في الأرْضِ السُفْلِي، فَتُطْرَحُ رُوْحُهُ طَرْحاً ثُمَّ قرأ "و من يُشْرِكْ بالله




فَكَأَنَّما خَرَّ من السماء فَتَخْطَفُهُ الطَيْرُ أو تَهْوِي به الرِيحُ في مَكَانٍ سَحِيْق" ا

(22:31)




So the angels will ascend with the soul and they won't pass any group of angels with it except that they will say: 'Who is this filthy soul?' So they will say, 'So and so the son of so and so', calling him by the ugliest names he used to be called in the dunya. Then they will reach the samaa of the dunya and it will be requested to be opened for him, but it won't be opened for him. Then the Messenger of Allah – sallallahu alayhe wa sallam – recited (translated) 'For them the gates of the samaa will not be opened and they will not enter Paradise until the camel goes through the eye of the needle' (7:40)

Then Allah will say (translated), 'Write his record (or book) in the lowest earth.' Then his soul will be thrown violently (back down). Then the Messenger of Allah – sallallahu alayhe wa sallam – recited (translated): 'And whoever worships others along with Allah it is as if he had fallen from the sky and birds had snatched him up, or the wind had thrown him to a far off place.' (22:31)




فتُعَادُ رُوحُهُ في جَسَدِهِ، و يَأْتِيهِ مَلَكَان فيُجْلِسَانِهِ و يَقُوْلان له: من ربّك؟ فَيَقُوْلُ: هَاهْ هَاهْ لا




أدْرِي، فَيَقولان له: ما دينك؟ فيقول: هاه هاه لا أدري، فيقولان له: ما هذا الرجل الذي




بُعِثَ فيكم؟ فيقول: هاه هاه لا أدري، فيُنَادِي مُنادٍ من السماء: أن كذب عبدي فأَفْرِشُوْهُ




من النار، وافْتَحُوا له باباً إلى النار، فَيَأْتِيْهِ من حَرِّها و سمومها و يَضِيْقُ عليه قَبْرُهُ حَتَّى




تَخْتَلِفَ فيهِ أضْلاعُهُ




So his soul will be returned to his body. Then two angels will come to him, sit him up, and say: 'Who is your Lord?' So he will reply, 'Haah, Haah, I don't know!' Then they will ask him, 'What is your religion?' and he will say, 'Haah, Haah, I don't know!' Then they will ask, 'Who is this man who was sent to you?' So he will reply, 'Haah, Haah, I don't know!' So a caller will call out from the samaa (Allah has said): 'That my servant has lied. So furnish him with furnishings from the Fire, and open for him a door to the Fire.' And there will come to him some of its heat and scorching wind, and his grave will keep constricting upon him until his ribs cross each other.




و يأتيه رجلٌ قَبِيْحُ الوَجْه، قبيح الثياب، مُنْتِنُ الرِيح، فيقول: أَبْشِرْ بالذي يَسُوْءُكَ، هذا يَوْمُك




الذي كُنْتَ تُوْعَدُ، فيقول: و من أنت؟ فوَجْهُك الوجه يَجِيْءُ بالشَّرّ؟ فيقول: أنا عَمَلُك




الخبِيث، فيقول: رَبِّ لا تُقِمْ الساعة




So a man with ugly appearance and ugly clothes and a horrible stink will come to him and say, 'Receive tidings of that which will grieve you, this is your day which you were promised.' So he will say, 'And who are you? For your appearance is the appearance of one who brings evil' He will say, 'I am your evil deeds' Then he will say, 'O my Lord! Don't establish the Hour!'1"










1The quote up to here (i.e. from “Imam Ahmad recorded...” until “He said next,”) is taken from the translation of Tafsir Ibn Kathir, translated by a group under the supervision of Shaikh Mubarakpuri, published by Darussalam. I translate the rest of the hadeeth.

1Samaa means many things: sky, heaven (not Paradise, but referring to a vast area and level in the universe), space. Refer to the explanation of the Scholars of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaa'ah for its meaning in this context

1Authenticated by Shaikh Albaanee, see hadeeth 1676 in Saheeh al Jaamee]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/sisterszone-lounge-21/hadeeth-what-happens-to-the-soul-after-death-authenticated-by-shaikh-albane/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:13:24 +0000 Umm Khadijah http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/advice-to-muslim-sisters-26/music/ I have always been a music freak. I still am today, unfortunately. I try my best not to listen to it, but my familly have it playing...]]> I have always been a music freak. I still am today, unfortunately. I try my best not to listen to it, but my familly have it playing for most of the day, and I find my self moving to the Music, or singing it. I have a song stuck to my tongue, I try reciting quran, but find my self singing songs again.
I need advice to stop doing this. I feel soo uncomfortable, but, it just wont leave my mind!]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/advice-to-muslim-sisters-26/music/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:51:22 +0000 Ruby Paris Michael Jackson http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/sisterszone-lounge-21/quran-hadeeth-arabic-resources/
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Ummu Khadijah]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/sisterszone-lounge-21/quran-hadeeth-arabic-resources/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:06:05 +0000 Umm Khadijah http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/questions-and-answers-46/some-simple-islamic-questions-that-need-answers-please/ I have no one to ask except you wonderful sisters, please I need answers!
1. Is halal to be a vegetarian? Or do you have to eat mea...]]> I have no one to ask except you wonderful sisters, please I need answers!
1. Is halal to be a vegetarian? Or do you have to eat meat aswell?
2. Do I have to change my Non-muslim boy name, and I'm a girl.
3. How can I tell sunset and dawn without an adhan?
4. Do you have to wear hijjab as soon as you accept Islam?
5. Can I sing songs but not listen to them?
6. Can I 'lie' to my mum when she says 'why dont you eat?' I say 'I'm fasting' do I have to tell her the truth?
Jazakum Allahu Kheir sisters.
Ruby]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/questions-and-answers-46/some-simple-islamic-questions-that-need-answers-please/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:46:16 +0000 Ruby Paris Michael Jackson http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/advice-to-muslim-sisters-26/shaikh-uthaymeen-on-takfir-of-an-individual/
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Question: O Shaikh, may Allaah preserve you and take care of you – what is the meaning of the statement of Shaikh ul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah, "Takfir of a specific individual requires specific evidence (takfir ul-mu’ayyan yahtaju ila dalil mu’ayyan)"?


Answer: You know, may Allaah bless you, that the (Shari’ah) rulings are sometimes associated with a description (wasf) and sometimes associated with an individual. For example we say, ‘Every believer is from the people of Paradise’. This is a general statement which is associated with a description, every believer is in Paradise and every disbeliever is in the Fire. However, do we say in the case of a specific individual, so and so is from Paradise? Do you say about this specific individual, so and so is from the people of Fire?


Hence, there is a difference between that which is associated with a description and that which is associated with an individual. When a person utters a statement of disbelief or commits an act of kufr, then we do not declare him to be a disbeliever until we look at what motivated him to do that.


Then, we behave with him (i.e. pass a ruling over him) based upon what his (specific) situation demands.


A man is compelled to prostrate to an idol, so he prostrates. And another is compelled to utter a statement of kufr, so he says it. Have both of these men disbelieved? No. Because Allaah has said,


Whoever disbelieved in Allâh after his belief, except him who is forced thereto and whose heart is at rest with Faith but such as open their breasts to disbelief, on them is wrath from Allâh, and theirs will be a great torment. [Nahl 16:106]


So His statement "Whoever disbelieves in Allaah after having faith" is inclusive of the one who disbelieves by words or deeds. So this man who prostrated to an idol under compulsion and the man who uttered a statement of disbelief under compulsion, is his action one of kufr or not? Yes, his action is one of kufr. But is he a kafir? No. This is because, there exists a preventative barrier that restrains from takfir, and that is compulsion.


And then [there is the case of] the man who exceeded in transgression against his own soul and who said to his family, ‘When I die, burn me and scatter my ashes into the sea’. He did this thinking that he will be saved from the punishment of Allaah by it. Then his family did what he had ordered them. And Allaah – the Mighty and Majestic – gathered his ashes together and brought him back and asked him ‘Why did you do it?’ He replied, ‘My Lord, I feared Your punishment’. And so Allaah forgave him. [Bukhari, Kitab ut-Tawhid].


The act of this man is one of kufr, why? Because he doubted in the power of Allaah, and doubted that Allaah is able to bring him together again and punish him. However, since the reason behind this act of his was his fear of the punishment of Allaah – the Mighty and Majestic – Allaah forgave him.


Hence, the meaning of the words of Shaikh ul-Islam – may Allaah have mercy upon him – it is said: the disbelief that is associated with a description, then judgement can be made by it in all circumstances, [such as] whoever disbelieves in Allaah will be in the Fire, whoever prostrates to an idol is a disbeliever, whoever says that there is another deity alongside Allaah is a disbeliever [and so on]. However, with respect to a specific individual, you must not make a judgement against him until you investigate; he could be ignorant and not know, or he could have made an interpretation (ta’wil) [that is incorrect], or there could be a situation in which he was made to utter words without actually intending them...]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/advice-to-muslim-sisters-26/shaikh-uthaymeen-on-takfir-of-an-individual/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:36:43 +0000 Umm Khadijah http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/sisterszone-lounge-21/new-islamic-blog-for-teens/ Helping muslim teenagers to revive their faith

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Sorry I wasnt sure where to put this.

By the Living Scholar Rabee al Madkhalee



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Sorry I wasnt sure where to put this.

By the Living Scholar Rabee al Madkhalee



http://sughayyirah.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/the-living-scholar-rabee-al-madkhalee/


From: http://bakkah.net/articles/defense-muhammad.htm


A Renowned Muslim Scholar's Criticial Response to Recent Attempts to Defame the Prophet Muhammad through Cartoon Drawings and Accusations of Terrorism

[ In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy ]

All praises are due to Allah, and may Allah exalt the status of the Messenger of Allah, and that of his family and his companions, and may He grant them peace.

As for what follows:

Some newspapers and other forms of media have spread hurtful, vicious information that could only emanate from the jealous, arrogant enemies of Islam and its Prophet (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace).

That conduct comprises a calumniation of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah and a distortion of his message by jealous individuals and Christian organizations, as well as envious and irresponsible columnists, like those who write for the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.

Its writers mocked the best of Mankind and the most distinguished of the Messengers, Muhammad (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace), the likes of whose nobility, honor, justice, and manners the earth has never known of. Neither has it known of a more complete and comprehensive message than his, nor a more just and merciful one.

It is a message that embraces belief in all of the prophets and messengers, honoring them and defending them from calumniation and defamation. It has also preserved an accurate history of the prophets, including Jesus and Moses. So whoever disbelieves in Muhammad and speaks of him in a derogatory manner has disbelieved in all of the prophets and disparaged all of them.

Recently, some uncivilized miscreants made fun of the Prophet, drawing various pictures of him. Twelve despicable pictures, one of them portrayed him (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) wearing a turban resembling a bomb on his head.

We say to these criminals and their envious supporters in Europe and America: You are blaming others for your very own crimes!

Let it be known that never did Muhammad (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace), nor his righteous successors or any of his honorable companions, ever establish factories for even the most primitive of weapons, like swords and spears, let alone atomic bombs, long-range missiles, or any other weapon of mass destruction.

Never did Muhammad (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) build a single weapon factory. Rather, he was sent as a mercy for the entire creation, to guide all Mankind towards happiness in their worldly lives and in their hereafter, such that they fulfill their Creator’s right upon them, for it is He who created them to worship Him alone. Whoever rejects this is truly a criminal deserving punishment in this life and the next, by the Lord of all that exists, the Creator of this universe and its Master.

As for you O Westerners, claimants of civilization, you have constitutions and statutes that destroy upright moral character and permit all kinds of forbidden acts, the likes of fornication and homosexuality, as well as usury which destroys the economies of entire nations, and the eating of improperly slaughtered animals (dead meats) and pork, something that causes the loss of concern for women's values, and thus a man does not feel protective of his wife, sister, or daughter, and thus she fornicates with or intimately befriends whomever she pleases. These are some of the means which lead to ruin, and they have been prohibited in all of the prophetic messages.

As for bombs and all other weapons of destruction, war planes, tanks, and long-range missiles, you are the ones who engineered and manufactured them with your satanic minds that only think about transgression, animosity, oppression, attacking, tyranny, conquering entire races of people and enslaving them, spilling their blood, and usurping their natural resources. You think only about annihilating those who oppose you and stand in the way of your greedy aspirations, your oppression and spreading of hatred. All this wrapped up in the name of civilization, human rights, freedom, and justice!

All intelligent people know this about you. For your dark history is overflowing with uncivil and terrorist acts, a history recorded against you by both your enemies and allies alike.

Anyone who does not know this should read about your history and your occupation of numerous nations, or at least read the history and some horrible results of your two World Wars. For example, the number of fatalities in the First World War in Europe reached "More than 10 million, and they were the elite of their nations' youth. And more than twice this number had incurred serious injuries disabling them for the rest of their lives." [Refer to: At-Taareekh al-Mu'aasir: Uruubbaa minath-Thawratil-Fransiyyah ilal-Harbil-'Aalamiyyaith-Thaaniyah, p.505. (Lit: Recent History, Europe from the French Revolution to the Second World War)]

The number of soldiers killed in the Second World War reached: "17 million, along with another 18 million civilian fatalities - all of them killed within a period of only five and a half years. Experts have estimated that the military expenses alone reached $1.1 trillion, and that losses caused by the war reached the value of $2.1 trillion. Added to this are the number of entire cities destroyed, the amount of earth scorched, the agriculture that was flooded, and the factories and plantations that stopped production, not to mention the number of livestock that were destroyed or lost." [(Al-Harb al-'Aalamiyyah ath-Thaaniyah by Ramadhaan Land, p.448-449) (Lit: The Second World War)]


The Hiroshima Bomb

Stated the author of the book, "al-Harb al-'Aalamiyyah ath-Thaaniyah" (p.446-447) (Lit: The Second World War), "And perhaps it is appropriate to speak about this first atomic bomb. Let us relay what was reported directly from one of the Japanese in his interview with Marcel Junod, a representative of the Red Cross, speaking about the reality of this most frightening explosion. He said: …And suddenly there appeared these intense, muddy pinkish lights, accompanied by an unnatural tremor. This was immediately followed by an asphyxiating wave of heat and violent winds that ravaged everything in their path.

Within only a few seconds, thousands of people who walked the roads or sat in the city's main streets were burned alive. A great number were then killed by the intense heat that spread all over. Others were left lying on the ground screaming in pain with deadly burns all over their bodies. Anything that had been at the point of impact – walls, homes, factories, and other buildings – was completely and totally annihilated, with all traces of these things sent hurling into the sky in a ghastly whirlwind. Trams were plucked from their steel tracks and flung as if they had lost their weight and substance. Trains were lifted off the ground along with their tracks as if they were mere toys. Horses, dogs, and livestock were all befallen with what befell the people. Every living thing had lost its life in one painful turn of events too difficult to describe. Trees were engulfed in blazing fires, rice fields lost their color, and farms crackled and burned away like dry straw.

As for the surrounding areas that escaped instant death: Homes were crumbled and only piles of wooden boards remained amongst bricks and stone foundations. Everything was crushed as if they were cardboard houses in a zone of destruction 10 kilometers in diameter. Those who survived found themselves totally surrounded by raging fires. The few people who managed to get to any type of shelter in time died painful deaths from gamma radiation within 20 to 30 days. By nightfall on the day of the blast, the blaze slowed down and then died out, finding nothing left to fuel it. Hiroshima had passed away into nothingness."

These are some of the landmarks of your civilization that you sing and boast about, and become insolent towards Islam and its Prophet with. Yet you continue intensifying every form of oppression and corruption and you go on inventing more and more weapons of destruction, annihilation, and devastation, and this – by Allah – is the utmost limit of barbaric and animalistic behavior.

( Or do you think that most of them even listen or use their intellects? They are only like cattle, rather, even more astray than that. ) [Quran 25:44]

So crown yourselves with your own bombs, including the Hiroshima bomb and its likes, and crown your leaders with them. Consider all other weapons of mass destruction as your fangs and claws that you use to prey upon wild animals and all of Mankind.

( And those who oppress shall see what kind of outcome overturns them. ) [Quran 26:227]]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/sisterszone-lounge-21/in-defense-of-the-prophet-muhammad-sallallahu-alayhe-wa-sallam/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:52:03 +0000 Umm Khadijah http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/sisterszone-lounge-21/being-alive-at-the-time-of-prophet-jesus-peace-be-upon-him/
Being alive at the time of Prophet J...]]>
Being alive at the time of Prophet Jesus peace be upon him, i can see, hear, know (decided to go over some points as from the Major signs of the Day of Judgement thread);-

1. That the countries such as the UK, US etc of today will not be operating as one, they will of course be devastated, so no longer be acting as they have been doing.

2. There is no longer an economy as you see it today, when even the western countries get destroyed it will have an economic impact in the Middle East etc. There is no value to the currency, as of course trade is not as you see it today, no wonder people are trying to take the gold from the Euphrates.

3. But of course the gold was not going to help, as these people are holding onto the past, were they want to live as they used to, but they cannot.

4. Banks will not be operating, of course HSBC will not be in existance.

5. I have seen the Dajjal come and gone.

6. I have been through drought.

7. I know that the Gog and Magog are coming back.

8. I know that the whole world is coming to an end, so many people have been destroyed thinking about the life of this world, is it for me to sit there and talk about continue to live these very people have done and they were destroyed? Of course not.

9. It is a Major signs of the Day of Judgement, not a major time to build a nation-when obviously it will not last, so why bother building a nation? Of course I will not be a part of that. Even the well be more women then Men, at least there won't be much talk about nation building.

10. If I know that my house will be destroyed soon, then why would I want to renovate it? If I know that I will be leaving this world soon, then why should I be bothered about what colour clothes I wear? Of course I will not be bothered about the state of the house, as long as its liveable, and I won't care about my clothes as long as it covers my modesty-so as I'm willing to accept these why then would I strive to build nation? Of course I will not be doing so.

11. Even though I don't have much to do, I won't be bored, if you know that a volcano is going to erupt, and even if your sitting there doing nothing, you will not be bored, and of course people are remembering that the Gog and Magog are coming, sun rising from the West etc.

12. Time is going by quickly.

13. I know that Prophet Jesus peace be upon him will die. Even if he did build a state, do you think people will be arguing over who should lead it? Even though its futile and the whole world is coming to an end?

14. Peace will come about naturally too, today we see evil all around us, when the Dajjal arrives, people will be looking at him-so the evil would of course appear to be concentrated on him, because of what he is doing, when he is killed along with his followers, peace woud come about.

15. Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him has already taught us Muslims on how to be good, it is not the time for Prophet Jesus peace be upon him to start from scratch. As of course there is not much time left for the world is coming to an end. Islam is sufficiently taught people the right path, and its been over a thousand years since we had a Prophet, Islam is sufficiently teaching people the right path today as of course they are not going to get a Prophet. Prophet Jesus peace be upon him will be coming after these countries have been destroyed. They have of course said many times they wanted to live without Islam, they want secularism, then be careful what you ask for, you don't want Islam, then why should all these people be kept alive for that time? Of course they are being destroyed.

16. People are uncomfortable about giving up with how they are used to living in this world, that's why they talk about nation building, when they have no basis to say this, of course there won't be evil as you see it, but that does not mean its because of nation building.

17. No Prophet would want to come back during the Major signs of the Day of Judgement and talk about nation building-they know that people can be weak and it would prevent them from remembering the Day of Judgement. Even there are people who are left behind when the Prophet Jesus peace be upon him leads the believers to higher ground, and the people who are left behind were only looking towards living in this world. They face the Gog and Magog and don't survive. So of course people should not be lead on the same path as these unbelievers.

18. People are giving the incorrect impression that all people will be good, even though we know that the beast will be coming marking out who is good and who is bad, so there of course still going to be disbelievers, holding onto the life of this world. I would dread to be in their position.

19. The earthquakes have occurred and its bad that people are looking towards living in this world.

20. It has been said that people would walk past graves, wishing they were dead-now for people to feel this way it is of course a calamity. Things are so bad for them to feel like this, as of course you don’t get to hear, see this very often regardless of the problems in this world.

21. Going through the Major signs of the Day of Judgement is more about physically living towards the end of the world, we are used to mentally remembering the Day of Judgement, as of course if you know that a hurricane is coming to destroy your land your not going to be focused on how to live in this world. As even the people who are running from the fire in Yemen, of course they are not looking at how to live in this world.


As Allah has stated remember the Day of Judgement DO NOT let anyone lead you to looking at something else, when obviously the whole world is coming to an end.]]> http://www.sisterszone.com/forum/sisterszone-lounge-21/being-alive-at-the-time-of-prophet-jesus-peace-be-upon-him/ Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:41:09 +0000 h-n